{"id":4804,"date":"2022-11-10T16:30:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T16:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/?p=4804"},"modified":"2022-11-10T16:30:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T16:30:16","slug":"john-randall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/john-randall\/","title":{"rendered":"John Randall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Randall, (Lord Randall of Uxbridge), was the MP for Uxbridge (1997-2010) He was environmental advisor to Prime Minister, Theresa May. He was awarded a Life Peerage in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>He is a trustee of several conservation charities including the RSPB, Bat Conservation Trust and the Thin Green Line, a charity dedicated to the welfare of wildlife rangers worldwide. He is also President of both a Regional Park and a Natural History Society and a Patron of Birding For All.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4805\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/JR-bins-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/JR-bins-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/JR-bins-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/JR-bins-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/JR-bins-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/JR-bins-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/JR-bins-2048x1371.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Better known in birding circles as Alex, he is a keen birder in the UK and overseas whenever the opportunity presents itself, Prior to his parliamentary career\u00a0 he was a specialised bird tour leader for companies such as Birdquest and Limosa.<\/p>\n<p>Other interests include sport and the fight against modern slavery as well as being a committed environmentalist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Randall, (Lord Randall of Uxbridge), was the MP for Uxbridge (1997-2010) He was environmental advisor to Prime Minister, Theresa May. 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