- Our polling shows rural voters feel sidelinedThursday, 16 May 2013Barney White-Spunner appreciates the difficulties of government in coalition but warns that rural voters should be listened to on a number of issues.Read more
- Government backs National Shooting WeekTuesday, 14 May 2013Sports Minister Hugh Robertson has backed National Shooting Week, the Countryside Alliance-run initiative to bring newcomers into shooting sports.Read more
- An Introduction to Fox Hunting - our new bookletTuesday, 7 May 2013The Countryside Alliance has launched a new document aimed at the younger generation. "Introduction to Fox Hunting" is informative and addresses the many myths surrounding hunting, as well as the Hunting Act and its failings.Read more
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Our relentless campaigning has guaranteed that the Hunting Act is now widely acknowledged to be unworkable law. The Countryside Alliance has worked tirelessly to expose the law for what it is: hard to interpret and enforce, illiberal, bad for animal welfare and a waste of police resources.MORE...
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 Polling shows rural voters feel sidelinedThursday, 16 May 2013 Countryside Alliance Executive Chairman Barney White-Spunner writes: Sixty-four per cent of people living in the countryside do not believe that the Coalition Government’s policies are helping rural Britain, research for the Countryside Alliance has shown. Nearly three quarters of them (73%) think politicians are more interested in the views and values of city dwellers, especially those living in London, rather than people in the countryside. Read more Sports Minister backs National Shooting WeekTuesday, 14 May 2013 National Shooting Week will run from 25th May- 2nd June. The popular annual event has received Government support, with Sports Minister Hugh Robertson commenting "We want to encourage more young people to get involved in sport as a legacy from London 2012. Shooting is in a great position to capitalise on the gold medal success of Peter Wilson last summer and National Shooting Week will further shine a spotlight on the sport and encourage the next generation of shooters to get involved.” Read more The RSPCA, the Avon Vale & the tax payerThursday, 9 May 2013 Countryside Alliance Executive Chairman Barney White-Spunner writes: Another week, another spurious prosecution from the RSPCA, another long trial scheduled at great cost to the tax payer and then, surprise, surprise it all collapses. On Tuesday the RSPCA abandoned a high profile Hunting Act prosecution against the Avon Vale hunt on the first day of a scheduled seven-day trial. The charity had spent £50,000 bringing the private prosecution to Chippenham Magistrates Court, but the RSPCA backed down at the last moment dropping what District Judge Simon Cooper described as "not a strong case". Read more "An Introduction to Fox Hunting" now availableTuesday, 7 May 2013 An Introduction to Fox Hunting is a 16-page document, designed to introduce the younger generation to hunting with hounds - and it is available now. Specifically focused at targeting the secondary school age range, the booklet covers a wide variety of topics including some facts about the fox as a species, a guide to a day’s hunting, some important hunting terms and a word search.  EC Consultation – Respond to Prevent Restrictions on ShootingTuesday, 23 April 2013 The European Commission has recently launched a public consolation with the intention of tackling gun crime within the EU. The Commission’s main objective with this consultation “on a common approach to reducing the harm caused by criminal use of firearms in the EU” is to obtain the public’s opinion on whether the EU should introduce more restrictive rules on the legal acquisition and possession of civilian firearms. Read more Smartphone users – get active on rural mobile coverageTuesday, 29 January 2013 The Countryside Alliance is working with RootMetrics to help map mobile phone coverage in rural areas. For many it's an ongoing headache and we are determined to do something about that. Coverage must improve, and you can help us. Read on for more, and if you have a smartphone please download the app and gather data that will feed direct to the coverage map. Read more Mashomack Clay Day, New YorkThursday, 16 May 2013 Set amidst the glorious scenery of upstate New York 58 guns took part in our sporting clays competition at Mashomack Fish & Game Preserve on Saturday, 11th May. Read more |
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