BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN Imagine if BBC’s Countryfile became a programme, like Clarkson’s Farm, about what actually happens in the UK Countryside, rather than a show that appeals more to the four in five Brits who live in towns and cities who tend to prefer to coo at the British Countryside, or tut-tut at rural folk who are just trying to earn a crust. Imagine if … Continue reading Landline or Lifeline?
BY JOHN NASH Dear CSM Reader, There was a brief flurry of snowflakes earlier in January, when Adam Hart appeared on BBC Countrybile, the Beeb’s fluffy programme for neurodivergent urban armchair-farmers. Apparently, Mr Hart did a relevant piece about a very real problem – the rising tide of wild deer in the UK. As erudite and intelligent readers of CSM understand perfectly well, deer are horny … Continue reading Land of Woke and Tory
BY GARRY DOOLAN BASC has written to the Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police to seek clarification of the force’s position on the medical involvement in firearms licensing following comments made on the BBC’s Countryfile programme. During the programme, a senior officer from the force insisted Lincolnshire would now operate a licensing process which falls outside guidelines issued by the Home Office in April 2016. Bill … Continue reading BASC Questions Countryfile Comment
