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BASC issues warning to Minister ahead of final Grouse Bill debate

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Jim Fairlie, Scotland’s Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, urging for further amendments to be made at the final stage of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill. It comes as the Bill nears the final stage of a debate on March 19… Read more »

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What are the natural capital benefits of shooting?

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has published its inaugural assessment of the Natural Capital benefits of shooting. Natural Capital can be defined as the sum of financial and social benefits we get from our natural environment. This concept has increasingly shaped both international and national environmental policies and is at the core… Read more »

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Short's position made 'impossible' by 'secret UN negotiations'
Short’s position made ‘impossible’ by ‘secret UN negotiations’

The outspoken International Development Secretary, Clare Short has resigned. Speculation about Ms Short’s future has been growing after she missed the high publicity Parliamentary vote on Foundation Hospitals last week. Ms Short had been highly critical of the Government’s decision to go to war in Iraq without a second UN resolution. She had threatened to… Read more »

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Mellor quits party over IDS
Mellor quits party over IDS

Former Tory minister, David Mellor, announced in an interview over the weekend that he is no longer a member of the Conservative Party, having not renewed his subscription. In an interview on the Breakfast with Frost programme, the former scandal-prone MP claimed that poor leadership of the party was to blame for his decision, saying… Read more »