Further to the news that Amanda Anderson is leaving the Moorland Association (see here), her replacement has now been announced and it comes as no surprise to anyone to see that Andrew Gilruth has been wheeled in to prop up the dinosaurs of the dying grouse shooting industry.
Gilruth is a perfect fit.
His cherry-picking skills are legendary from when he was working for the GWCT, particularly in relation to the apparent misrepresentation of scientific opinion on grouse moor management (e.g. see here, here and especially here).
He’s also got some interesting connections (here).
His twitter account reveals an enthusiasm for promoting the views of several well known abusive trolls in the game-shooting industry, particularly when it provides him with an opportunity to take pot shots at the usual targets such as the RSPB, Chris Packham, Wild Justice etc, although he seems to take a more cynical approach to his own tweets, which he frames as innocent observations such as, “Odd that….“, and “Strange how…” and his all-time favourite, “Astonishing that….” before adding a veiled snide comment.
In my view, Gilruth’s credibility is on a par with that of the Moorland Association’s current Chair (see here). He’s well suited to his new role.
UPDATE 13 March 2024: Chief Executive of Moorland Association donates £10,000 to Tory Minister Guy Opperman (here)
UPDATE 1 August 2024: Police call out Moorland Association for “wasting time & distracting from the real work” of Hen Harrier Taskforce (here)
UPDATE 22 November 2024: Revealed: letter of expulsion to Andrew Gilruth (CEO, Moorland Association) from Head of National Wildlife Crime Unit (here)
Raptor Persecution UK 
A marriage made in Hell.
Andrew Gilruth as the new Moorland Association CEO for ‘the dying grouse shooting industry’….God Forbid!
I suspect he will be far less subtle and polite than Amanda. He to my mind is a throwback to the days of Martin Gillibrand and as such easier than Amanda to get the better of. When he used to comment on a mutual friends blog I always referred to him as ” Andrew Killtruth.” In some ways it matters not who is the head of the snake that is the MA, they are all part of the same dying dinosaur views.
Wheels within rusting, squeaking wheels.
He sounds a splendid chap and I’m sure his mother loves him.
“Andrew Henry Charles” Gilruth eh? Very monarchial and seemingly with similar tastes in recreation and a penchant for issuing statements located on the marginal edge of reality.
Oh dear, Mr Murdo. To sarcastically demean someone who did not select their given names is, quite frankly, pathetic. And from someone who normally writes such considered responses on this site.
Chair, Director, CEO – the title doesn’t matter. All well and truly tarred with the same brush. It’ll be interesting to see how long it will be before he makes his opening gambit. Doubt he’ll be tempted to respond to the latest NERF Report on Hen Harrier persecution.