Constitutional Reform
The Preston and District Wildfowling Association (PDWA) have been awarded a £21,000 grant from the Wildlife Habitat Charitable Trust (WHCT) to improve habitat on the protected Hutton Marsh in the Ribble Estuary. The grant will be used to fund habitat improvements for nesting birds, as well as to encourage water voles and otters into the… Read more »
North Yorkshire Police’s decision to halt all firearm and shotgun certificate grants has been described by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), as “a clear breach of their statutory duty”. In correspondence with North Yorkshire MPs, BASC has asked that the force is scrutinised and that they resume… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Members of the Liberal Democrats have “overwhelmingly approved” the party’s coalition deal with the Conservatives. Deputy prime minister fielded questions at a closed-door special conference conference in Birmingham. The meeting came on the same day that Charlie Kennedy broke ranks and revealed he voted against the Lib Dem – Conservative coalition, leading… Read more »
Vince Cable made a last-ditch phone call to Gordon Brown trying to prevent a Lib-Con alliance, according to media reports. The Times reported today that the then-Lib Dem Treasury spokesman believed the party should throw in its lot with Labour rather than the Tories. The story, which relies on Labour sources, also reported that Nick… Read more »
