âIrresponsibleâ Australia trade deal will bring ruin for UK farmers, critics warn
Scottish National party says tariff-free imports of hormone-treated beef âwould represent a bitter betrayal of rural communitiesâ
Aberdeen Angus cattle in the Scottish Borders. The SNP has warned that the proposed UK trade deal with Australia will disproportionately affect Scottish farmers. Photograph: Jennifer MacKenzie/Alamy
Aberdeen Angus cattle in the Scottish Borders. The SNP has warned that the proposed UK trade deal with Australia will disproportionately affect Scottish farmers. Photograph: Jennifer MacKenzie/Alamy
Sun 23 May 2021 04.45 EDT
The UK government was facing a backlash on Saturday over its plans for a trade deal with Australia, which have led to anger from farmers and environmentalists and calls for the Scottish secretary to resign.
Exclusive: Charity conducting ‘campaign of harassment’ against sites that raise money for hunts
Regulator called upon to take action against League Against Cruel Sports over bullying tactics used against fundraising websites
22 May 2021 • 4:00pm
An anti-hunting charity has been accused of bullying in a “campaign of harassment” against auction sites used to raise money for hunts and hounds.
The League Against Cruel Sports has been reported to the Charity Commission for “demanding with menaces” that a fundraising platform cut ties with legally registered hunts. The regulator was assessing the complaint, a spokesman said.
After a previous campaign against hunt sponsors, the commission “reminded” the League of its responsibilities as a charity.
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A COALITION of organisations are calling on the Government to act now to make the use of sky lanterns illegal. The NFU has written to Environment Minister Rebecca Pow as part of a group of 18 farming, environment, animal and fire organisations to explain how the Government’s approach to sky lanterns is now significantly out of date. The letter details how in other countries the release of sky lanterns is considered an environmental crime due to the harm they cause animals, habitats and the countryside. By enacting Section 140 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, the Secretary of State can prohibit or restrict the importation, use, supply or storage of injurious substances or articles, such as sky lanterns.
UK sky lantern approach significantly out of date , NFU warns
9 May 2021 |
Sky lanterns start wildfires and property fires, kill or injure livestock, as well as pollute the countryside
The NFU has written to the government as part of a coalition of 18 organisations to explain how its approach to sky lanterns is now significantly out of date .
The farming union is calling on Environment Minister Rebecca Pow to act now to make the use of sky lanterns illegal.
The letter details how in other countries the release of sky lanterns is considered a crime due to the harm they cause animals, habitats and the countryside.