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22nd Dec - Martin Harper, RSPB Director of Conservation
As Director of Conservation for the RSPB, the overall direction and policy position of the whole charitable organisation falls largely on...
Dec 22, 2020


21st Dec - Alison Johnstone MSP
Recent legislation on mountain hares in Scotland came about after a last-minute amendment was snuck into the Animals and Wildlife Bill at...
Dec 21, 2020


19th December – Chris Packham, BBC taxpayer funded celebrity
Ah, Chris Packham. Where do we start with Chris Packham? For Chris is certainly the most well-known of our activists. While Luke Steele...
Dec 19, 2020


18th Dec - Sarah Whitehead, (another convicted criminal activist)
[Sarah Whitehead, AKA, Mumsy] To understand the mindset of animal rights activists you need look no further than the notorious Sarah...
Dec 18, 2020


17th Dec - Charlie Moores/Lush
Charlie Moores is a prominent animal rights activist, who runs the Lush media platform: LushPlayer Radio. Lush, the cosmetics company, is...
Dec 17, 2020


16th Dec - Mark Thomas, Head of Investigations, RSPB
For an organisation as rich as the RSPB, with over £221 million in reserves, you would have thought they could probably afford to send...
Dec 16, 2020


15th Dec – Bob Berzins, Moorland Monitor
Bob Berzins Bob Berzins describes himself on his Twitter account as an ‘Environmentalist fell runner’. That is one way to describe him –...
Dec 15, 2020


14th Dec - Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, led by Tim Birch, have been constant in their public criticism of moorland management. Any opportunity to...
Dec 14, 2020


12 Dec - Luke Steele, Horrible Criminal and Moorland Monitors Founder
They say you can judge an organisation or an individual by the company they keep. That is certainly true of the RSPB and a number of...
Dec 12, 2020


11th Dec - Kerry McCarthy MP and VP of League Against Cruel Sport
The role of a member of parliament is to represent his/her constituents, including those who did not vote for them or even did not vote...
Dec 11, 2020


10th Dec - Max Wiszniewsk, REVIVE Director
Max Wiszniewski is the Campaign Director of the REVIVE Coalition for Grouse Moor Reform and a series of contradictions. Wiszniedwski is...
Dec 10, 2020


9th Dec - Mike Price, (not a critical work engineer)
Yesterday we learnt more about George Louis Taylor, the Peak District based Data Surveillance professional who has been filmed on camera...
Dec 9, 2020


The RSPB's predation problem
Image: Ron Knight The capercaillie is an interesting bird. The largest member of the grouse family, it is prevalent across much of...
Dec 9, 2020


8th Dec - George Taylor, Director Surveillance at Caudata Group
Gamekeepers in the Peak District have suffered more harassment and criminal vandalism than almost anywhere else in recent years, and many...
Dec 8, 2020


7th Dec - Nick Hayes, Author
Whatever your views on grouse shooting, or indeed land management more generally, Nick Hayes’ book – The Book of Trespass – is actually...
Dec 7, 2020


5th Dec - The Moorland Monitors
For those 'outraged' or 'ashamed' by a spotlight being shone on the actions of activists, just think for a second what it is like to be a...
Dec 5, 2020


4th Dec - Robin McAlpine, Common Wheal
Robin McAlpine, the Director of Common Wheal, is an impressive and well-respected operator. Just ask anyone who has worked with him. With...
Dec 4, 2020


3rd Dec - Pat Thompson, RSPB Senior Uplands Policy Officer
For today's Activist Advent Calendar we have the RSPB’s Senior Uplands Officer, Pat Thompson, or rather Patrick Nethersole-Thompson to...
Dec 3, 2020


2nd Dec - Tim Birch, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
[Tim Birch, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust - c Twitter] For our second day of the activist advent calendar we have our friend from the...
Dec 2, 2020


1st Dec: Kevin Cox, RSPB Chair
Those who have had dealings with Kevin Cox say he was sensible and pragmatic once. Indeed, one individual who was with him on a moorland...
Dec 1, 2020
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