News

Featured
BASC logo
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 »

Featured
BASC logo
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 »

Latest articles

News
Salmond still drawing two salaries
Call for Salmond to quit Westminster

Scottish first minister Alex Salmond should resign as a Westminster MP, the Liberal Democrats have said. The call marks the 100th day since Mr Salmond last spoke in the House of Commons. The MP for Banff and Buchan has been preoccupied with matters in the Scottish parliament since the Scottish National Party claimed a victory… Read more »