Help the Westminster Environment Bill return with ambition and teeth

This week, we completed a review of our advocacy priorities in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. While we are clearly stepping up our calls for nature to be at the heart of the economic recovery (more on...
Westminster hours

Yesterday morning was spent with RSPB Council but the afternoon was spent near Parliament. The streets were full of students and teachers. I know copying things is one way to get your homework done...
Thoughts on the draft environment bill

Amidst the political debate/furore/row about our future relationship with the EU, the Westminster government has snuck out an early Christmas present. Yesterday Defra published the draft Environment Bill...
More on the new Environment Bill

Here's another guest blog, this time from my colleague Ali Plummer. This analysis was done with the expectation that today would see the second reading of the new Environment Bill. Obviously the Withdrawal...
Peregrines on Westminster Hall roof

Yesterday afternoon I was going into the Palace of Westminster and two peregrines were flying around the Victoria Tower . I stood and watched them in delight. And then I saw a bird perched on the roof...