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Trail hunting battle looms for rural lobby
3+ week, 3+ day ago (511+ words) Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. Email tips to [email protected]. Trail hunting battle looms for rural lobby Tally ho! That sound you can hear is Keir Starmer's barmy army charging…...
Seeing the trees for the wood
4+ week, 1+ day ago (763+ words) Seeing the trees for the wood'The Spectator Australia Seeing the trees for the wood Coppicing and pollarding are essential if trees are to produce wood in perpetuity for any useful purpose, making woodland heavily dependent on human management You're up…...
It’s time to end the war on pigeons
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (317+ words) This isn't the only pigeon war. There have been similar feathery fights in Rome, Venice, New York, Singapore and London. When Mumbai banned pigeon feeding there were clashes with police and a failed bid to form a political "Pigeon party…...
The hard work of elephant conservation is paying off
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (615+ words) The hard work of elephant conservation is paying off'The Spectator Australia The hard work of elephant conservation is paying off The death of Craig the elephant, one of Africa's last great "super tuskers', at the beginning of the year was…...
The cruelty of H is for Hawk
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (452+ words) The cruelty of H is for Hawk'The Spectator Australia The cruelty of H is for Hawk She fixes on having a bird to train and it has to be a goshawk, even though, as her experienced falconer friend Stuart (Sam…...
Letters: Britain sold its fishing industry down the river
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (251+ words) The Australian edition of the iconic British weekly magazine. Letters: Britain sold its fishing industry down the river Sir: Once again we must debate Brexit (Starmer vs the workers, 24 May). The reset agreement does give more control over UK domestic…...
Why did Robin Ince have to leave The Infinite Monkey Cage?
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (401+ words) Rod Liddle is associate editor of The Spectator. He writes a weekly column in the magazine, as well as contributing to The Sunday Times and The Sun. Why did Robin Ince have to leave The Infinite Monkey Cage? It was…...
‘This sweet, delightful book’: The Natural History of Selborne revisited
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (814+ words) Gilbert White's Natural History of Selborne is a true classic in that it has never been out of print since its first publication in 1789. It was based on the daily journals White kept for years in ... "This sweet, delightful book…...
Kids and climate change: stop the doom and gloom
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (609+ words) The headlines scream catastrophe. Classrooms teach of an apocalypse. Our children fear they may not grow old because the planet is dying, and the future is bleak. The truth, however, though less sensational, is far more inspiring, and our children…...
Ted O’Brien was all over Chris Bowen like a wind turbine on an endangered bird
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (176+ words) From the National Press Club: I love the National Gallery of Australia (NGA), even if it's gone so Woke that I can't bring myself to be a member anymore. Today, the NGA was the battlefield for Speccie" Ted O'Brien was…...