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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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Howard stands up for "common sense"
Howard challenges political correctness

Michael Howard has launched an attack on the “culture of political correctness” in the UK. In a speech in Stafford, the Conservative leader said that “political correctness has gone mad”. The speech is the latest in a number of high profile Conservative attempts to gain the political initiative by focusing on the “decent, silent, majority”…. Read more »

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Students eagerly await results
More entries and better results for GCSE pupils

Today’s GCSE results show a rise in the number of entries and the biggest rise since 1999 in the number of pupils achieving A*- C grades. 59.2 per cent of grades are now at A*- C, 1.1 per cent up from last year. The overall pass rate though has remained stable at 97.6 per cent…. Read more »