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BASC given permission to bring judicial review of Defra decision

  The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been granted permission by the High Court to bring a judicial review of Defra’s decision to withdraw the general licence (GL43) that allowed the release of gamebirds in certain areas of England. BASC’s ‘Fighting Fund’ is being used to support the High Court challenge. BASC chief executive Ian… Read more »

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It’s Liz Truss, stupid

Few individuals make Westminster quiver like Boris Johnson. From Brexit through Covid and, finally, to his privileges committee comeuppance — Johnson’s headline-grabbing antics are catnip to Britain’s comment class. Still today, the dregs of the Johnson psychodrama whir Westminster into a frenzy: he ruined the “good chaps” understanding of government, revolving door watchdog ACOBA decries;… Read more »

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Week-in-Review: How Liz Truss cornered Keir Starmer

Labour announced its green energy spending plan two years ago at the party’s annual conference to an atmosphere of part shock, part fanfare. “I will be Britain’s first green chancellor”, Rachel Reeves declared as she unveiled proposals for a colossal investment in greener technology. She committed to “an additional £28 billion of capital investment in our… Read more »