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BASC condemns Yorkshire Dales nest incident

The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has condemned an incident in the Yorkshire Dales where a nest of hen harrier chicks is suspected of being deliberately destroyed by human activity. North Yorkshire Police is calling for anyone with information about the incident near Whernside earlier this year to… Read more »

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Julian Astle is director of CentreForum
Interview: CentreForum’s Julian Astle

Five years after being set up, coalition politics has opened up new possibilities for liberal thinktank CentreForum and its director, Julian Astle. By Alex Stevenson Much water has passed under Westminster Bridge since 2005, when the Liberal Democrats under Charles Kennedy increased the party’s presence in the Commons over the 60-MP mark. Until then card-carrying… Read more »

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The Lib Dems have suffered in the polls since entering coalition
Lib Dem support hits single figures

By Ian Dunt Lib Dem support has fallen to just nine per cent, its lowest level since 1997, according to a new poll. The latest YouGov survey has Labour and the Conservatives neck-and-neck on 40% each. Other parties are on ten per cent. The result suggests Lib Dem support continues to slide, as the party’s… Read more »