Chris Packham

Convicted Scottish gamekeeper Russell Mason - more disturbing details about this case. Crikey! How on earth was he ever considered suitable to hold shotgun/firearms certificates? New blog ⬇️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/18/con…

Scottish gamekeeper Russell Mason pleads guilty to battering a Goshawk to death on a shooting estate in Perthshire ⚖️ Excellent partnership investigation & prosecution by Police Scotland, RSPB, SSPCA, & COPFS. New blog ⬇️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/17/sco…

In the more than decade I have had the privilege of serving as your MP for Norwich South, I don’t think I have ever attended a meeting quite as moving as the one we held in Parliament this week. We hosted the people behind Channel 4’s Dirty Business. It tells the true story of campaigners and families who have spent years fighting not just water companies, but a system that was meant to protect us and has too often failed. Many of you will know that since introducing my Private Member’s Bill to bring water back into public ownership, I have been raising these issues in Parliament and beyond. I have heard the evidence. I have read the reports. I have listened to accounts of pollution, regulatory failure, and companies putting profit before the public good. But nothing prepares you for sitting in a room with people who have lived the consequences. The most difficult moment came when we heard from a mother who lost her daughter after exposure to polluted water. Her story is part of the series, but hearing it in person was something else entirely. To hear her voice break as she described the moment she lost her child is something I will not forget. There was no anger in her tone. No performance. Just grief, dignity, and a determination that no other family should go through what she did. At the end of the meeting, she came over to speak to me. She gave me a hug and thanked me for the work we have been doing to bring water back into public ownership. I have to be honest. That meant more to me than almost anything else I have experienced in Parliament. Because in that moment, this stopped being about policy, or process, or politics. It became about something much simpler. What kind of country allows this to happen? And what kind of country decides it will not allow it to happen again? For years, we have been told that this system works. That it just needs tweaking. Better regulation. Stronger oversight. But when a system allows pollution on this scale, when it fails families in this way, when it continues to reward failure with profit, we have to be honest about what we are dealing with. This is not a system that is broken. It is a system doing exactly what it was designed to do. That is why I believe there is no alternative to bringing our water back into public, democratic ownership. Not as an abstract idea. Not as ideology. But because it is the only way to align this essential service with the public interest. The people I met this week are not politicians. They are not lobbyists. They are ordinary members of the public who have given years of their lives to holding power to account. They are the ones who have tested the water, gathered the evidence, fought the legal battles, and refused to be ignored. They are the ones who have carried this issue when others would not. They are, quite simply, the reason this fight continues. And it will continue. Because water is not just another commodity. It is something we all rely on, something we all share, and something that should belong to all of us. So we keep going.

On BBC Question Time, @Helen_Whately just said ‘we can’t afford Net Zero’ . She is a human health hazard and grossly misinformed or lying . Time to call out the lunatics leading us to hell . No facts , no truth , no integrity - no hope.

On BBC Question Time, @Helen_Whately just said ‘we can’t afford Net Zero.’ If we see cars and homes washed away like this leading scientist warns could now happen, all politicians and media commentators who’ve argued against Net zero should be held partially responsible.

This is gamekeeper RUSSELL MASON of Bridge of Cally, Perthshire. He trapped a rare bird of prey in a cage before beating it to death and was caught out by a covert surveillance operation. Mason, 49, lured the protected Goshawk into a baited trap before battering it several times with a cosh to cause its agonising death. He was also found to have left nearly 200 rounds of live ammunition lying around in his bedroom and unsecured within his Polaris Ranger vehicle. Mason admitted intentionally or recklessly killing a Goshawk on 12 February 2024 by seizing it with a net before repeatedly striking it with a cosh on Cochrage Moor, Bridge of Cally, Perthshire. He is also a registered SEX OFFENDER!! He will be sentenced at a later date. Full story: dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-… Via @Daily_Record.

.@CBTHunting We need to remind ⁦@Keir_Starmer⁩ ⁦⁦@TheLabourParty_⁩ that importing the body parts of beautiful animals killed by narcissists is horrific & inhumane. #TrophyHunting does nothing for conservation or local communities. It feeds the bloodlust of killers!

A record level of cancer-causing chemicals was discharged into lochs across Scotland last year, new figures have shown

When she says: "We'll do all the naughty stuff", she means pure undiluted racism, free from the gaze of the press. Hilarious.

Salmon farms release record levels of cancer-causing chemical into lochs “Salmon-farming firms use formaldehyde as a disinfectant to rid fish of parasites, fungi, and bacteria, but the chemical was classified as a carcinogen in 2016 by the UK Government” There is no upside to salmon farming - bad for salmon, our health and the environment thenational.scot/news/25948420.…

Britain is on track to miss its legally binding nature recovery targets. That means fewer species, weaker ecosystems and risks to the food security we rely on. This isn’t inevitable. Labour can turn it around with a properly funded nature rescue plan.

I'm backing @PFpartnership's campaign for a peat free future . Last October the UK Govt committed to ending the sale of peat– but now we need action . Sign the petition calling for legislation in 2026 to bring peat sales to an end at long last . actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales/

Excited to be attending & speaking at Beyond The Spectrum’s ‘Words Unwound’ festival of autistic writing next Wednesday 25th March . Tickets still available online at beyondthespectrum.uk/product/words-…

Magnificent . Today’s #FoxOfTheDay from @ antoniasalter.co.uk

@BBCFergusWalsh Hello Fergus I’ve tried to contact you before but don’t have a secure route . I just wanted to express my profound professional respect for making this , and other ‘tricky’ programmes . Compassionately and so skilfully done . Thank you .

bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…. This documentary explores issues around assisted dying. We filmed in Western Australia, at a hospice in Wiltshire and with lawmakers at Westminster. Thanks to all those who took part, especially the patients who shared their stories with us.

Hello , and thank you to @natasharoberts85.bsky.social for today's #FoxOfTheDay - even if that old thistle's in the way !

I will share a message at the panel “What Right to Peaceful Protest?” on the impact of legislation, policies and policing on the right to protest in the #UK. 📅 16 March | 17: 30 – 19: 00 📍 #Cardiff | Panel + Q&A Join us. Info & registration via QR code. #FreedomOfAssembly

A #FoxOfTheDay sketch today from Verity Healey ( @verityrhealey.bsky.social ) , thank you Verity ! Please share any fox artwork you've created !

Good morning , and thank you to Vicky Outen ( @vickyoutenphoto.bsky.social ) for today's #FoxOfTheDay - top work !

Our new film launches 7th April, designed to be watched by communities together with their MP. Interested in hosting a screening in your area? Please register here and we will send you more info so you can see what is involved. nebriefing.org/the-film #NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp