12 Nov 2020
Prospect launches second State of Natural England report 10 November 2020 A decade of austerity with pay cuts, budget cuts, cuts to grants and a decline in staff numbers is putting England’s natural heritage at risk. Click here to read the report Natural England ‘cut to the bone’ and unable to protect wildlife, say staff […]
25 Feb 2020
‘Austerity continues with Local Authorities, Blue Light and EA facing another round of 5% cuts to their budgets. Whilst they rightly receive high praise for all their efforts which are well above and beyond the call of duty in these emergencies this is not recognised by central Government whose policies continue to undermine the efforts […]
17 Sep 2018
Greenpeace: The government is failing to monitor almost half of England’s “most important wildlife sites”, putting them at risk of fly tipping, pollution, water contamination, invasive species, and the unchecked impacts of a changing climate. Of the 4,126 sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) currently in existence, 47% have not been examined in the last […]
22 Aug 2017
Britain’s seabird colonies face catastrophe as warming waters disrupt their food supply “For reasons that are not entirely clear – though they are almost certainly concerned with climate change. Our seabird colonies, especially those in northern Scotland, are withering away. At the same time, the government has displayed a complete dereliction of duty in failing […]
22 Aug 2016
Leaked documents reveal the scale of cuts to Natural England but how this is also forcing a change of relationship with the very organisations that are causing the problems that wildlife and the environment face. Further austerity cuts to staff will bring Natural England to a staff level to half that when it was set […]
04 Nov 2015
Business Green Defra has agreed a 30% spending cut with the Treasury. This article begins to reflect the commentary on this. http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2433882/defra-agrees-around-30-per-cent-budget-cut 2. Farmers Guardian This article contains some analysis of where the axe may fall. ‘Defra is staring down the barrel of huge cuts to an already-depleted budget over the next five years. Alistair […]