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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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Blair to focus on domestic agenda
Blair to address conference

Tony Blair will today address the Labour Party conference, most likely for the last time before the general election. With the election widely anticipated for May 5th, Mr Blair is expected to set out his vision of a third term Labour government, and attempt to heal the rift between party members over Iraq. The Prime… Read more »

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Daily Mail wavers on backing Conservatives

The Conservative Party should not take the support of The Daily Mail newspaper for granted at the next general election, Viscount Rothermere has warned. The chairman of the Daily Mail and General Trust, speaking in Monday’s Independent, said the Daily Mail – often seen as an exponent of conservative politics – would support the political… Read more »