Simon Penfold
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Mining magnate Mark Thompson – who’s backing new Reform think tank ‘Resolute 1850’ – previously hosted Liz Truss at a tungsten mine he ran in south Devon
The mining company, Tungsten West, donated £4k to Truss’ leadership campaign 1/
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The mining company, Tungsten West, donated £4k to Truss’ leadership campaign 1/
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April 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Mining magnate Mark Thompson – who’s backing new Reform think tank ‘Resolute 1850’ – previously hosted Liz Truss at a tungsten mine he ran in south Devon
The mining company, Tungsten West, donated £4k to Truss’ leadership campaign 1/
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The mining company, Tungsten West, donated £4k to Truss’ leadership campaign 1/
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Voluntary stewardship has failed. There's stricter regulations, but poorly enforced. We now know that SGARs are contaminating everything: songbirds, hedgehogs, slugs, sparrowhawks, species unrelated to rodent food chain.
www.thinkwildlife.org/latest-roden...
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2023/06/18/h...
www.thinkwildlife.org/latest-roden...
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2023/06/18/h...
Latest rodenticide surveillance finds stubborn barn owl residues - Think Wildlife
Rodenticide residues have been found in 88% of barn owls by the latest annual surveillance for the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime, operated by the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use. The prev...
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March 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Voluntary stewardship has failed. There's stricter regulations, but poorly enforced. We now know that SGARs are contaminating everything: songbirds, hedgehogs, slugs, sparrowhawks, species unrelated to rodent food chain.
www.thinkwildlife.org/latest-roden...
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2023/06/18/h...
www.thinkwildlife.org/latest-roden...
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2023/06/18/h...
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March 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Imagine if communities could own rivers, woods & peat bogs
Labour’s Community Right to Buy *could* let people do this with a simple change to the law
But rumours are circulating that this change is at risk of being dropped
Me for @powertochange.org.uk:
www.powertochange.org.uk/evidence-and...
Labour’s Community Right to Buy *could* let people do this with a simple change to the law
But rumours are circulating that this change is at risk of being dropped
Me for @powertochange.org.uk:
www.powertochange.org.uk/evidence-and...
Why communities need the power to own environmental assets - Power to Change
Imagine if as well as pubs and village halls, communities could dream big and purchase beloved rivers, woods, and peat bogs. Labour’s forthcoming Community ...
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March 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Imagine if communities could own rivers, woods & peat bogs
Labour’s Community Right to Buy *could* let people do this with a simple change to the law
But rumours are circulating that this change is at risk of being dropped
Me for @powertochange.org.uk:
www.powertochange.org.uk/evidence-and...
Labour’s Community Right to Buy *could* let people do this with a simple change to the law
But rumours are circulating that this change is at risk of being dropped
Me for @powertochange.org.uk:
www.powertochange.org.uk/evidence-and...
So good to get some good news in the current world!
March 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
So good to get some good news in the current world!
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Meanwhile, the Dartmoor Visitor Centre in Princetown is being forced to close because of a lack of funding, funding that the duchy could provide - without even missing it.
Read what the excellent @guyshrubsole.bsky.social has to say on such matters:
Read what the excellent @guyshrubsole.bsky.social has to say on such matters:
January 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Meanwhile, the Dartmoor Visitor Centre in Princetown is being forced to close because of a lack of funding, funding that the duchy could provide - without even missing it.
Read what the excellent @guyshrubsole.bsky.social has to say on such matters:
Read what the excellent @guyshrubsole.bsky.social has to say on such matters:
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An early contender for headline of the year…
January 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
An early contender for headline of the year…
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Is the Gov. even aware that a "well managed grouse moor" involves the trapping of thousands of Stoats, in order that the maximum number of grouse can be blasted out of the sky on the Glorious 12th?
One rule for the shooting classes, no rules at all for wildlife.
Sign the petition now!
#ukwildlife
One rule for the shooting classes, no rules at all for wildlife.
Sign the petition now!
#ukwildlife
January 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Is the Gov. even aware that a "well managed grouse moor" involves the trapping of thousands of Stoats, in order that the maximum number of grouse can be blasted out of the sky on the Glorious 12th?
One rule for the shooting classes, no rules at all for wildlife.
Sign the petition now!
#ukwildlife
One rule for the shooting classes, no rules at all for wildlife.
Sign the petition now!
#ukwildlife