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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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Lib Dems launch draft election manifesto

The Liberal Democrats have launched a draft version of their general election manifesto in preparation for the autumn conference which begins this weekend in Bournemouth. The 5000-word document outlines the party’s top ten policies under the title “Freedom, Fairness and Trust”. Its key pledges focus primarily on public services and domestic policy, but it also… Read more »

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Inflation well below target
Unexpected fall in inflation

New figures from the Office of National Statistics show that inflation fell unexpectedly by 0.1 per cent in August. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI), the Government’s preferred measure of inflation, fell to 1.3 per cent in August, down from 1.4 per cent in July. The Government’s ceiling target for the CPI is 2.0 per cent…. Read more »