It is hard to imagine how the Coalition government could have dug itself so deep into the mire over the proposed forest sell-off. The Forestry Clauses should be withdrawn from the Public Bodies Bill, thus allowing Parliament itself to take decisions on the disposal of our vital national assets.
Where the world's tiger population once numbered 100,000, it now stands at 3,500, with several species facing extinction. Stanley Johnson was an attendee of the first Global Tiger Summit in St Petersburg last month. He was surprised at the level of agreement among the world elite.
