0 Post a comment Wednesday, 31 October 2018 - Charity by The Post @twitter.com/ThePostSeries [email protected] A COUPLE from Launceston have been recognised with a special award from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) at the House of Lords, honouring their work to help and protect individual orangutan, as well as their efforts to conserve the species. With a lifelong passion for orangutan, Nigel, (68), and Sara Hicks (55), from Launceston, decided to begin volunteering with orangutans in Borneo in 2009, after Nigel, a large animal vet for 25 years, sold his veterinary practice. Sara, a lay veterinary nurse as well as a glass artist, who has worked alongside Nigel for 20 years, and Nigel have since spent at least six months of every year volunteering at a variety of orangutan rescue and rehabilitation facilities in both Indonesian and Malaysian Borneo.This involves a mix of veterinary treatment and general care for orphaned and sick orangutans which are … [Read more...] about Award for conservation efforts
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Conservatives should not try to outspend Labour
File Picture: Former Chancellor George Osborne arrives at the Evening Standard offices to formally take up the role of editor of the newspaper in London, Britain, May 2, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) - Former British finance minister George Osborne warned the ruling Conservative Party they must not try to compete with the opposition Labour Party by committing to large increases in government spending ahead of the next election. The government announced an end to Britain’s long spending squeeze with tax cuts for households and the easing of some welfare curbs for poorer working families this week. The Labour Party led by Jeremy Corbyn, a veteran socialist has won over many voters with his promises to re-nationalise services and increase public spending, is neck-and-neck with the Conservative Party in opinion polls, meaning they could form the next government. “The Conservatism I think that works is socially progressive and fiscally conservative - and we … [Read more...] about Conservatives should not try to outspend Labour
Brazilians Voted for a Very Conservative Agenda, They Wanted Change – Analyst
Sputnik: What do you make of the victory of Jair Bolsonaro in this presidential election, do you think it was quite predictable? Renata Avila: It was predictable, it was a very turbulent campaign, a very violent, very complicated political environment, the one leading up to the election of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil. During the first round of elections in Brazil he was leading the polls and the trend stayed stable. People made up their minds during the first round and they would stick to their position in the second round despite the massive efforts of the opposition party to change the results and make people change their mind and endorse the Democratic candidate Haddad. Sputnik: So what's the reason for his success? Why did people vote for Bolsonaro? Renata Avila: Even if it is very different ideologically to the President Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico, it was a similar situation. I … [Read more...] about Brazilians Voted for a Very Conservative Agenda, They Wanted Change – Analyst
Letters: The Budget showed how far the Conservatives have strayed from their basic principles
SIR – Tim Stanley, in his piece on the Budget (Comment, October 30), suggests that the Tories have lost the ideological debate. Could that be because so few of the current crop of Conservative parliamentarians, including most of those occupying the party’s upper echelons, simply have no grasp of Conservative ideology? In itself, that is a sorry state of affairs. Worse, the Chancellor chose to use his Budget as an opportunity to add yet another element to Project Fear by implying that leaving the EU without a deal (however bad) would force him to reconsider some or all of his irresponsible “giveaways”. This suggests, disgracefully, that he has not made adequate provision for that eventuality. John Waine SIR – Claiming that “austerity” is over gives the impression that, now the Conservatives have sorted out the economy (again), another period of profligacy is possible. What the Tories should be highlighting is the£43 billion of debt … [Read more...] about Letters: The Budget showed how far the Conservatives have strayed from their basic principles
Apprentice from Shuttleworth enjoys learning about conservation in partnership scheme
A Shuttleworth student is taking part in an apprenticeship scheme which enables young people who have experienced barriers to education to develop vital skills in landscape conservation, heritage and management. Charley Giddings, 18, is one of three apprentices to take part in this year’s programme and has been working at The Swiss Gardens, alongside his academic studies at Shuttleworth College.The scheme was established by the Greensand Country Landscape Partnership, as part of its Heritage Lottery Funded programme.Charley said: “I was never very good at learning through lessons in the classroom and finished school without any GCSEs. I know that my strengths are in more practical activities and with influences from my grandad, who was a gardener, I was keen to find out more about horticulture and conservation.“After school, I applied for the Greensand Country Landscape Partnership Study Programme and undertook a BTEC Level 1 in Land Based Studies at Shuttleworth … [Read more...] about Apprentice from Shuttleworth enjoys learning about conservation in partnership scheme