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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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Hazel Blears says Labour is considering hustings for parliamentary candidates
Labour moots open hustings for potential MPs

Labour is considering introducing community hustings for its parliamentary candidates to help promote the party’s views to a wider range of voters. Party chairwoman Hazel Blears stressed this was not the same as the US-style primaries being introduced by David Cameron’s Conservatives. But she told a fringe meeting at the TUC in Brighton yesterday: “Having… Read more »

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Gordon Brown says he will continue Tony Blair's public sector reforms
Brown backs Blair’s reforms

Gordon Brown last night backed Tony Blair’s programme of public service reform, and made clear he would not stop if he became prime minister. Mr Blair was heckled and booed as he tried to defend his reforms to the TUC in Brighton yesterday afternoon, with some members of the RMT walking out. But later, at… Read more »