Comfort for Sprayers

Those who are employed as professional landscape meddlers are rejoicing that they can, under an Emergency Authorisation from Europe, apply herb poisoning sprays to wild land to prevent natural regeneration during 2013. There's been a well orchestrated lobbying campaign by the bird-shooters to achieve this, using the funds obtained by charging a fortune for a day's grouse bagging to investment bankers on bonuses. Advantage will doubtless be taken by certain wildlife trusts and bird charities with an ambivalent relationship with the gamekeeping fraternity.