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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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Rows over future of London 2012 Olympic stadium was one reason the chairman quit
Olympics chief quit ‘over local politics’

The London 2012 Olympics have been dealt a serious blow after the former chairman said he quit the project because of political squabbling. Jack Lemley, 71, resigned as chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) two weeks ago, publicly citing a desire to get back to his international construction company. But in an interview with… Read more »

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NHS staff lobby parliament over health service reforms
Politicians clash as NHS staff protest outside

David Cameron and Tony Blair battled over the state of the NHS in the Commons today, as hundreds of staff protested against the government’s health reforms outside. The Conservative leader said health professionals were “dismayed by the incoherence of current government policies” and the damage they were causing to the NHS. He was speaking as… Read more »