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BASC responds to Scottish Government’s announcement on deer management

Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »

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Govt to end top-down targets
Whitehall to slash red tape

The government plans to radically slash red tape in an end to top-down targets. Andy Burnham, chief secretary to the Treasury, said the government was ready to move away from the era of micro management and give local services more control to set their own priorities in response to local needs. In an interview with… Read more »

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MPs call for more troops and aid
Nato ‘underestimating’ Afghan challenge

Nato must commit more troops and aid to Afghanistan or its mission may fail, MPs have warned. The Commons defence committee said Afghanistan needed more support to develop into a stable democracy. It raised serious concerns other Nato countries are not fully contributing to the conflict and warned failure in Afghanistan could undermine the very… Read more »