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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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SNP hope for electoral boost
SNP’s conference gets underway

The Scottish National Party’s annual conference has opened today in Inverness with activists hoping it will provide a boost to their election hopes. Returning leader Alex Salmond says that the party is “on the march” and will be seeking to capitalise on the showcasing of the party’s agenda. Alex Salmond was overwhelmingly elected to a… Read more »

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More power to local government?
Parish councils could be responsible for local income tax

The Liberal Democrats’ local government spokesman has said that the first tier of local government, the parish councils, could be made responsible for collecting local income tax. One of the Lib Dems key policies is the scrapping of council tax, which they view as unfair, and replacing it with local income tax. It has been… Read more »