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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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The prime minister said this year's Labour conference left the party stronger
Labour boosted by feel good conference

Labour delegates are leaving Manchester today with a spring in their step, after a conference that most agreed had put the party back on course. After weeks of back-stabbing, dismal polls and speculation about the prime minister’s future, fighting talk from Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, John Prescott and others sent them off to campaign for… Read more »

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The defence secretary said the international community needed a long-term approach to Afghanistan
Browne: We need more troops in Afghanistan

Defence secretary Des Browne has called on Nato to provide more troops to support the military action in Afghanistan. Speaking from Slovenia, where he will soon meet with defence ministers from other countries to discuss the situation, Mr Browne praised the work of the international community so far. However, he stressed that Britain’s allies must… Read more »