Category: Political (23)

Natural England shift blame for General...

Natural England has insisted it was "left with no option" but to revoke three General Licences last month following a...

Countryside Alliance calls for greater rural...

The Countryside Alliance attended a meeting with Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon Liz Truss MP, on Wednesday 15...

Government looking to 'maintain access' to...

The Home Secretary, Sajid Javid MP, has confirmed that the Government is looking to "maintain access" to the European...

Michael Gove considers relaxing wood pigeon...

Defra Secretary of State, Michael Gove, is considering making the woodpigeon a quarry species, with open and close...

Countryside Alliance supports calls for...

A committee of MPs has warned of "significant regression" on environmental standards under the Government's proposals...

Lords call for radical rethink on rural...

The House of Lords Rural Economy Committee has today (27 April) published its final report which calls on the...

Offensive Weapons Bill agreed by Parliament

The text of the Offensive Weapons Bill has been agreed by both Houses of Parliament, following final consideration of...

Agriculture Bill may be lost warns former...

George Eustice MP, who resigned as a Defra Minister last month, has said there is "no guarantee" that the Bill...

Get Involved: Local Elections 2019

Local elections are taking place across England on Thursday 2 May.

Labour urged to follow the evidence on...

The Countryside Alliance has urged Labour to base its approach to hunting on evidence and the legitimate need for fox...

Rural organisations respond to pheasant ban...

Government finally sets date for firearms...

The Government has announced that a public consultation on plans to introduce statutory firearms licensing guidance...