In the first of a three part analysis of the ongoing UK badger cull Lesley Docksey examines current and historical data and concludes that the government are simply ignoring the science of epidemiology..........
… , and wholeheartedly supports fracking and GM crops. And his arguments for killing …
In the second of a three part analysis of the ongoing UK badger cull Lesley Docksey takes a look at the activism that has been stirred up by the controversial cull......
Badgers, Power & Protest Lesley Docksey | 16th October 2013 Comment Badger Cull cattle.jpg The initial reason given for the culls was that they were designed to see if culling by shooting would help …
In her third and final analysis of the ongoing UK badger cull Lesley Docksey examines the official figures and finds their validity questionable......
Badgers By Numbers Lesley Docksey | 18th October 2013 Comment Badger Cull DEFRA badger.jpg Badger Cull - the numbers just don't seem to add up In her third and final analysis of the ongoing UK …
Fresh events in the ongoing badger cull saga suggest that despite underhand politics and statistical manipulation, the tide is turning in favour of the badgers..............
… , “hasn’t even bothered to await the judgment of the Independent Expert Panel …
The UK Government policy on genetically modified (GM) crops is "precautionary, evidence-based and sensitive to public concerns". Lesley Docksey asks: who are they kidding?
… Lesley Docksey | 24th November 2013 Comment GMOs Farming Politics Golden Rice … UK Government policy on genetically modified (GM) crops is "precautionary, evidence-based … Owen Paterson telling us that we must embrace GM technology if we want to feed the world. It …
MPs will debate the badger cull this Wednesday 11 December from 2.30 to 4.30 pm. Lesley Docksey urges her MP to attend and explains why the cull is both barbaric, and a completely ineffective measure against bovine TB.
The Badger cull - a letter to my MP Lesley Docksey | 9th December 2013 Comment Food Farming Badger Cull Natural World badger-in-the-grass.png MPs will debate the badger cull this Wednesday 11 …
England's 2013 badger culls collapsed in chaos - a severe blow to Owen Paterson and his Department, Defra. Now Lesley Docksey lifts the lid on the disgraceful fiasco to expose Paterson's fantasy world of 'science' ...
… effects of the pilot badger culls should be augmented by the presence of more scientists and …
Despite all the hype that fracking the UK will mean cheaper energy bills, it is increasingly clear that the opposite is the case, writes Lesley Docksey. And who will pay the cost? Taxpayers, energy users, and the environment ...
Who will pay the costs of the fracking revolution? Lesley Docksey | 31st December 2013 Comment Fossil Fuels Fracking Economics Energy UK odessa-texas.png Despite all the hype that fracking the UK …
Number 10 is seeking an 'escape plan' for a badger cull gone disastrously wrong under Owen Paterson's direction. Lesley Docksey reports on a likely end to the cull - and to Paterson's ministerial role.
Number 10's badger cull 'escape plan' - Paterson doomed? Lesley Docksey | 18th January 2014 News Natural World Badgers Politics UK badger-bating.png Number 10 is seeking an 'escape plan' for a badger …
Defra's information firewall about the badger cull is slowly crumbling under the onslaught of FOI requests, reports Lesley Docksey. But Defra will be unable to hide the truth for much longer.
Paterson 'badgered' - will he last out February? Lesley Docksey | 6th February 2014 News Natural World UK Politics redacted.png Defra's information firewall about the badger cull is slowly crumbling …
New figures just released by Defra show that bovine TB was declining in UK herds - just as Paterson claimed the disease was 'spreading' - and that Wales's no-cull, biosecurity and vaccination policy led to a 24% drop in herd infections.
Defra's astonishing new TB figures - an end to the cull? Lesley Docksey Oliver Tickell | 14th February 2014 News UK Politics Natural World badger-devon.png New figures just released by Defra show …
Storms, floods, tidal surges, a failed badger cull, GMO controversies ... then Owen Paterson, widely considered the worst Environment Secretary we have ever had, vanished. Lesley Docksey wonders - will he ever return?
… floods, tidal surges, a failed badger cull, GMO controversies ... then Owen Paterson, … too many headlines - over his statements on GM crops , the benefits of climate change, his …
Now we know - the pilot badger culls have inflicted unacceptable cruelty on wild animals and failed to meet their key objective. They may even have spread bovine TB into new areas. Lesley Docksey concludes - its time to call the whole thing off!
We know enough - the badger cull must stop! Lesley Docksey | 28th February 2014 Comment Natural World UK Politics badger-case-clear.png Now we know - the pilot badger culls have inflicted …
Brian May is best known as lead guitarist for the rock band Queen. But as Lesley Docksey discovers, he is also an astrophysicist, and a committed - and highly effective - advocate for Britain's wild animals, including badgers put at risk by England's cull programme.
Brian May - from rock star to badger champion Lesley Docksey | 10th March 2014 Comment Natural World Health Farming brian-may.png Brian May is best known as lead guitarist for the rock band Queen. …
Pending the publication of the long-delayed Independent Panel report on the badger cull, Lesley Docksey finds that the fight for England's badgers is part of an even bigger campaign for scientific and political integrity.
… farming practices, and the destruction and fragmentation of habitat. Badgers hardly get a … this case, to replace the traditional paradigm of a wildlife 'reservoir host' from which …
Anyone working to protect badgers from culling will know of Dominic Dyer - wildlife advocate and new director of the Badger Trust. Lesley Docksey met him 'on the hoof' at a recent march - and found out just why the badger campaign is so important to him.
Dominic Dyer, badger champion Lesley Docksey | 9th April 2014 Comment Natural World Badgers Campaigning Politics Farming dominic-dyer-exeter.jpg Anyone working to protect badgers from culling will …
Paterson's speech to Parliament on the continuation of the badger cull was not so much a masterpiece of deception, writes Lesley Docksey, as a crude botch-up of errors, wrong statistics and a failure to understand the very real problem of TB in cattle.
Lies, damn lies, and Owen Paterson's badger cull Lesley Docksey | 10th April 2014 Comment Badgers Natural World UK Politics badger-cull-protest.png Paterson's speech to Parliament on the continuation …
You would think vets would take animal welfare seriously, writes Lesley Docksey. So why does the British Veterinary Association (BVA) support England's badger cull - when all the science is telling them it's both cruel, and ineffective against Bovine TB?
Britain's vets - it's time to oppose the badger cull! Lesley Docksey | 28th April 2014 Comment Natural World Badgers UK Health hugh-badgers-cut.jpg You would think vets would take animal welfare …
In its report on last year's pilot badger culls, the Independent Expert Panel (IEP) judged that the culls failed the criteria for effectiveness and humaneness, but satisfied those for safety, writes Lesley Docksey. The facts say otherwise.
Police, Guns, Action - how safe were the pilot badger culls? Lesley Docksey | 7th May 2014 Comment Natural World Badgers UK Law badger-roadkill.jpg In its report on last year's pilot badger culls, …
Senior Gloucestershire police were questioned this week about the policing of the 2013 pilot cull, writes Lesley Docksey. But the Police Commissioner never asked about the most serious problems - police bias and ignorance of the law, and culler criminality.
Badger culls - who is standing up for public safety? Lesley Docksey | 14th May 2014 Comment Badgers UK Natural World Law badger-surrey-cut.jpg Senior Gloucestershire police were questioned this week …
NFU running police control rooms. Violent 'bounty-hunting' badger shooters in the woods at dead of night, none too bothered about the finer points of law. Confused, ill-informed police bearing prejudice against 'protestors' ... It's all a recipe for a big mess, writes Lesley Docksey.
A night in the life of a badger sett monitor - Chris Tasker's story Lesley Docksey | 5th June 2014 Comment UK Badgers Law Natural World badger-200-cut.jpg NFU running police control rooms. Violent …
Following new research showing that even culling a single badger from a family can cause a 'perturbation' that spreads TB, a new call has gone out on farmers to give up on culling, and 'go badger friendly' to control the disease.
HSI calls on farmers - 'go badger-friendly' to control bovine TB Lesley Docksey | 10th June 2014 News Badgers UK Natural World Health Farming badger-family-cut.jpg Following new research showing that …
With the 6th International Conference on Bovine TB under way today in Cardiff, Lesley Docksey reports on Defra's latest statistics. BTB in England is falling - and it's falling fastest where the strongest biosecurity measures are in place, confirming the experience of Wales and Scotland.
Bovine TB - biosecurity works, new Defra figures show Lesley Docksey | 18th June 2014 News Natural World Badgers UK Health Farming cows-wales-cut.jpg With the 6th International Conference on Bovine …
Owen Paterson's departure from Government could see the end of the hated badger culls and a wider return to environmental sanity, writes Lesley Docksey. Given his disbelief in climate change and his arrogant disregard of science, it's not a moment too soon!
… and wilfully misquoting facts, supported GM crops, and the pesticides that are not only …