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BASC responds to Scottish Government’s announcement on deer management

Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »

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Innovation scheme 'going unchecked'
Innovation scheme ‘going unchecked’

The Government’s ‘Invest to Save Budget’, a scheme designed to promote innovation in public services, has been criticised for a lack of checks. The Commons public accounts committee has criticised the lack of checks on hundreds of projects undertaken as part of the scheme, claiming that this makes it hard to assess what has been… Read more »

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NHS making 'patchy' improvements
NHS making ‘patchy’ improvements

The independent NHS watchdog, the Commission for Health Improvement (CHI), has issued its first report on the NHS and claims that services are improving. This report will give some cheer to the government, who have focused heavily on improving the NHS since re-election, though it also comments that improvements are not complete, and may even… Read more »