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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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Blunkett to get tough on bail abusers
Blunkett to get tough on bail abusers

David Blunkett has announced that he intends to get tough on people who break the terms of their bail. The Home Secretary, who is set to address the Police Federation Annual Conference today, has unveiled measures that will reverse the provisions of the Bail Act in an effort to crackdown on those who abuse bail…. Read more »

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GPs to meet over contract rejection
GPs to meet over contract rejection

Doctors are to hold a meeting later today to consider calls for a proposed new contract to be torn up. The British Medical Association and the Government reached a deal on the new contract earlier this year, and both declared it good for GP’s and patients. However, although the contract should mean greater funding of… Read more »