Scottish Government defend position on...
During Portfolio Questions at the Scottish Parliament on 2 October, Scottish Greens’ leader, Patrick Harvie, submitted...
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Scotland: Ban on snaring
The Scottish Government has often claimed to be a “world leader” in several areas of politics, but there is one...
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Scotland: Ban on wood-burning stoves paused
In a victory for rural campaign groups including the Scottish Countryside Alliance, Alasdair Allan, Minister for...
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The fight against food dictators
This article, written by Scottish Countryside Alliance Director, Jake Swindells, was originally published in Farming...
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Scotland: Stalkers to be paid for culling...
Scotland leads the way in many industries and the Scottish Government are pushing hard for nature restoration to be...
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Mandatory catch-and-release salmon policy...
Anglers are to be banned from keeping any salmon they catch on a record number of Scotland’s rivers.
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Circular Economy Bill passed unanimously by...
The Circular Economy Bill was passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament on 26 June 2024 and became an Act on 8...
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Should shot deer be left to rot in the...
Ecologists have sparked a debate in the Scottish countryside after a new report suggested that the bodies of shot deer...
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The exodus of young people in the countryside
New research has revealed that millions of young people living in the countryside are considering moving to a town or...
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Dangling the carrot – do we need more...
Managing the wild deer population in England is a complex thing, fraught with issues and conflicts which aren’t quite...
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Jake Swindells: Rural life defined by...
This article, written by Director of the Scottish Countryside Alliance, Jake Swindells, was first published in Scottish...
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General Election results – What does this...
With almost all results now in, it is clear that Labour will have a large majority in the House of Commons and the King...
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