MADAM – ATG letter correspondents Peter Cameron and Gavin Littaur (ATG Nos 2353, 2355) have hit the nail on the head in many ways.
Mr Littaur’s argument that our petition to raise the de minimis in the ivory ban bill from 10% to 50% is “too little and too late” has been the story of the campaign by trade associations who told us the gentle approach in lobbying Defra was the right one to take.
ATG letter writer Nick Silver also refers to a need for ‘high-level diplomacy’ (ATG No 2354), but this approach, I believe, has failed.