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The Badger Trust refuses to concede defeat in their battle to overturn the decision of the Welsh Assembly to instigate a badger cull in West Wales.
Just a short post to announce that I have decided to stand as a Green Party candidate for the local council in their forthcoming elections.
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Just the sight of this creature perched majestic and menacingly on a fence pole or as yesterday, in a hawthorn hedgerow, is enough to lift my spirits
The Badger Trust sees the Welsh Assembly’s move in favour of a badger “cull” — slaughter is a more apt description — as perverse, politically motivated, and without any significant scientific validation.
Radio 4 and I have this love/hate thing going on. I tune in every morning … but as soon as I hear the words “And now it’s time for thought for the day…” I find I’ve reached out and switched to 5 Live.

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