tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post6837413037709549597..comments2023-11-14T08:27:12.028+00:00Comments on Wilde About Birds: Don't Dismiss The Public NGOFindlay Wildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12697309393957070336noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-28530444258271744152016-11-11T21:17:34.490+00:002016-11-11T21:17:34.490+00:00Hi Findlay, I signed the petition and I also read ...Hi Findlay, I signed the petition and I also read the transcript of the debate. I thought exactly what you did, that it was completely one sided and also very predictable! I wonder if the politicians that are in favour of protecting our wildlife are scared of the wealth of those who favour the slaughter. It is very sad! Keep up the fight! Rose Hislop Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148369421539031135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-88156453114571695802016-11-11T21:17:33.511+00:002016-11-11T21:17:33.511+00:00Hi Findlay, I signed the petition and I also read ...Hi Findlay, I signed the petition and I also read the transcript of the debate. I thought exactly what you did, that it was completely one sided and also very predictable! I wonder if the politicians that are in favour of protecting our wildlife are scared of the wealth of those who favour the slaughter. It is very sad! Keep up the fight! Rose Hislop Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148369421539031135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-42349344592237128942016-11-09T09:13:06.107+00:002016-11-09T09:13:06.107+00:00Well done Findlay
Having tried, the strange bias h...Well done Findlay<br />Having tried, the strange bias has been revealed you, and some impact has been made.<br /><br />Many people watch wildlife on TV and are RSPB members etc, including many birdwatchers, but I know of very very few people who actually try to change something themselves, and this can show in their assumptions on how things should/would work in the world surrounding conservation.<br />Once one tries directly, maybe regarding a planning issue or inappropriate conservation management, and gains first hand experience, one may come up against these strange but typical human barriers.<br /><br />Whilst you didn't instigate the petition nor were positioned to partake in the debate, you did put in personal effort and were disappointed with your MP.<br /><br />So you now have that almost first-hand experience of reality in this world of nature that most people will always lack. Look at Chris Packham, how he has risked his career and been widely attacked for expressing his reasoned position. in contrast, there are one or two very famous popular names in wildlife who didn't utter a peep on this matter, and I wonder if they have ever tried to change something important in conservation directly themselves.<br /><br />The internet allows for people's voices, positive and negative, to be heard. That you got called 'boy' is a good example of the positive side of freedom of speech, because it shines a light on that author's attitudes. That person was delighted with all the hard-wired imbalances the adult world has to offer you in debate.<br /><br />Keep up the good work, and ask people around you to see if they have ever tried to change anything in the world of conservation.<br />Andrew<br /><br /><br /> Andrew Middletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03571888210347997125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-90745605832545205622016-11-06T15:05:51.205+00:002016-11-06T15:05:51.205+00:00Hi Findlay,
Good on yer! Excellent summary. When ...Hi Findlay,<br /><br />Good on yer! Excellent summary. When your opponents on the other side of a debate feel the need resort to such ad hom attacks, obfuscation and downright ecologically illiterate lies you know they're on the back foot.<br />Don't get mad, get even and keep at them - for the Harriers! <br />JeffJeff Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11320318058945297054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-57683772104035048252016-11-06T13:52:47.956+00:002016-11-06T13:52:47.956+00:00Hi Findlay, great blog and I share all your frust...Hi Findlay, great blog and I share all your frustration - especially the comment about realising your own efforts with your MP had been in vain. Despite all the suggestions to contact my MP and encourage her to attend the debate, I knew it would backfire as she would have ignored anything her own constituents had said in support of the petition or call to ban driven grouse shooting. I almost wrote to her to beg her to stay away! <br /><br />However, the people's movement IS growing, and we are not done yet. With powerful, informed and intelligent voices such as yours also on the rise, we will continue to make ourselves heard! Barbara Crowtherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526261671796836784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-709761690590873212016-11-06T11:17:27.668+00:002016-11-06T11:17:27.668+00:00I say..."You're wise beyond your years Fi...I say..."You're wise beyond your years Findlay"!!! And I for one am proud of your opinions and well knowledged stand on the saving of the world as we know it. Yes, some things can be improved, and banning certain actions is ONE of them.<br /><br />You said" "Now I know I am only 14, and yes I still have so much to learn, and yes I do get ridiculed sometimes for my ideas from other people, including some from the shooting industry, for daring to have an opinion, but I want to address a serious concern".....keep up everything you do dear one. You will go far and you WILL get the notice and respect so well deserved.Anni https://www.blogger.com/profile/11805303710992562752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-38240389045282792682016-11-04T20:28:01.590+00:002016-11-04T20:28:01.590+00:00Well done, Finlay, for some wise words.Well done, Finlay, for some wise words.Flickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682744025180220500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-540864049267849642016-11-04T16:26:44.614+00:002016-11-04T16:26:44.614+00:00Hi Findlay,
i presume Antoinette Sandbach is your ...Hi Findlay,<br />i presume Antoinette Sandbach is your MP. I hope you managed to set her straight on some of her twisted facts. <br />I would love to have known why she thought a seven fold increase in Peregrines at Berwyn SPA was so bad after keepering was reduced! Sounds wonderful to me.<br />She also asked 'why are we not seeing an explosion of hen harrier and grouse numbers on the more than 312,000 acres of land managed by the RSPB?'<br />We are accused of ticking boxes but this MP who thinks she is so clever doesn't understand the whole point of the petition. Hen Harriers can't explode anywhere unless gamekeepers and their bosses stop killing them.<br />I look forward to your future posts on this subject.<br />All the best,<br />prasad<br /><br />Anand Prasadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01552744607383210798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-60421871747102002016-11-04T14:07:31.034+00:002016-11-04T14:07:31.034+00:00Once again, I'm totally grateful to you for, a...Once again, I'm totally grateful to you for, and in admiration of, your dedication to a cause that any right-minded should be in support of. You are showing a maturity well-beyond that of the pompous twit that said "Harsh reality of life, boy".<br /><br />Things are going to change for me in 2017, and I feel that I ought to be contributing more to this important issue. <br /><br />Never get disheartened, and please keep up the good work - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-3799607563023075532016-11-04T12:21:33.862+00:002016-11-04T12:21:33.862+00:00I can't believe someone could be so condescend...I can't believe someone could be so condescending and say 'boy'. You're a heck more mature then some of those legally allowed to carry guns and vote, which is a scary thought Douglas Mcfarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267360351215643395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-20774867559364287612016-11-04T07:50:23.299+00:002016-11-04T07:50:23.299+00:00Masterful blog Fin - you are wise beyond your year...Masterful blog Fin - you are wise beyond your years and a wonderful exponent of why the environment matters and how it should be much better valued in a democracy.Andy Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05518644215946994789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-33950338559725749162016-11-03T19:05:03.846+00:002016-11-03T19:05:03.846+00:00Pleased to see you there, Findlay. Representing yo...Pleased to see you there, Findlay. Representing young people. When I was young, my father used to really irritate me by saying, when things didn't go my way, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try and try again"<br />Now I'm a bit more grown up, I know he was right. <br />We'll keep on fighting together.Northern Diverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042115929540144569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-17289850755391889092016-11-03T07:07:52.628+00:002016-11-03T07:07:52.628+00:00A very wel written post Finaly on your obversation...A very wel written post Finaly on your obversation regarding this debate. It was such a pity it wasso one sided and I would have wanted to know how the other side were allowed ot bring this up as they did not have the required numbers!! Kepp up the good workMargaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-46184110187014353082016-11-03T00:10:05.345+00:002016-11-03T00:10:05.345+00:00Excellent blog and I praise you for your very well...Excellent blog and I praise you for your very well written view especially for someone so young. Everyone who signed that petition now needs to go to their local MP's workshops or surgery and ask them to explain their views on this subject. For those MP's that failed to attend or represent the views of their constituents they need publicly reminding of their elected duties and how they got in office. I just hope people remember how their MP responded to this debate, or not, the next time they come looking for votes.<br />I have written to my MP about a number of subjects and he has failed to even acknowledge receipt of my letter. Yes he is another Tory, but very soon he will have a very angry constituent raising this fact at one of his public workshops when the press are there. MP's hate getting bad press reports, it affects votes.<br />Keep up the good work, stand by your beliefs and don't be bullied into something you think is not right. You have the head of someone much older and experienced, you will go very far young man. Well done.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17796884432848611772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-59431309599925125772016-11-02T21:41:27.641+00:002016-11-02T21:41:27.641+00:00Well said Findlay. Keep up the standard.Well said Findlay. Keep up the standard.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-53101562740071898672016-11-02T21:28:11.375+00:002016-11-02T21:28:11.375+00:00Well done Findlay. Politics is a rotten game, but...Well done Findlay. Politics is a rotten game, but don't give up. A phrase to live by - "Don't be a bystander".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973022391053217943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-23381820729599807222016-11-02T20:55:53.646+00:002016-11-02T20:55:53.646+00:00Thank you for your efforts Findlay and the above s...Thank you for your efforts Findlay and the above summary. At the end of the day, many politicians will only get involved with the anti hunting side if there are votes in it for them. We need those that care to push it in their parties to try and get it onto their agendas, and that will happen as public opinion on a ban grows.Steve Dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197826550640543714noreply@blogger.com