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Countryside Alliance Chief Executive Tim Bonner writes: Nearly three years ago we warned the BBC that it needed to address the activity of its presenter, Chris Packham, who was abusing the reputation granted to him by a state funded broadcaster. His increasingly extreme campaigning gave the BBC ample opportunity to act, yet it has consistently…
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The Countryside Alliance has told a Government inquiry how taking part in rural activities such as fishing, hunting or shooting sports has shown to provide a positive impact on social mobility, education, health, and community engagement. The Countryside Alliance submitted written evidence on the positive role rural sports can have as part of an inquiry…
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The Countryside Alliance have sent a briefing note to all peers in the House of Lords ahead of the debate today (Monday 2 July) on the Report from the Select Committee on the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act ‘The countryside at a crossroads: Is the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 still fit…
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The Countryside Alliance has submitted evidence to Ofcom’s “Thematic review of representation and portrayal on the BBC”, highlighting our concerns regarding the representation of the rural community. Following a spate of recent complaints against the BBC, the Countryside Alliance met representatives from Ofcom to discuss our concerns regarding BBC impartiality on rural issues, to highlight…
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The Countryside Alliance has briefed parliamentarians ahead of the Opposition Day Debate on Rural Crime and Public Services. The debate is calling on ‘the Government to ensure that the personal, social and economic costs of crime and anti-social behaviour in rural areas are fully understood and acted upon.’ The Countryside Alliance knows that crime is…
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The Countryside Alliance and BASC, representing FACE UK, held a series of meetings with senior MEPs at the European Parliament in Strasbourg this week (28 – 30 May) to stress the importance of maintaining and developing trade and travel opportunities for shooting post Brexit. The talks were arranged by FACE, the umbrella organisation representing 7 million shooters…
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The Countryside Alliance has called for the Government to support more small abattoirs, rather than introduce a ban on animal exports in response to a Defra consultation which closed on Tuesday 22 May. In written evidence to Defra’s consultation, the Alliance supported the Government’s objective of reducing travel time from point of production to slaughter…
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The Countryside Alliance has welcomed the decision by the Environment Agency to postpone changes to the national byelaws this year which would have seen the introduction of a mandatory catch and release policy being introduced on several rivers in England. The changes, which were due to come into force in June this year, will now…
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The Countryside Alliance has called for productive and competitive farming to be at the heart of our new agricultural policy in written evidence submitted to Defra’s Health and Harmony consultation on the future of farming. The consultation, which closed on 8 May and received 44,000 submissions, is designed to inform the Government’s thinking on how…
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Environment Secretary, Michael Gove MP, has told MPs that he recognises the benefits of electronic collars used in boundary fence systems, as a consultation proposing a total ban on the use of these devices comes to a close today (27 April). Speaking during environment questions in the House of Commons yesterday (Thursday 26 April), Mr…
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Countryside Alliance Chief Executive Tim Bonner writes: On Tuesday Sussex MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle secured a debate in the House of Commons on the issue of sheep worrying by dogs in Sussex. Of course sheep worrying is not a problem confined to Sussex and the last few years have seen horrific stories of pet dog attacks…
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Do you think rural crime has gone up or down in the countryside? Do you feel safer? What’s your view of the police in your community? It’s three years since the last National Rural Crime Survey revealed the huge cost of crime to rural communities – both financial, at £800 million per year, and fear, with…
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