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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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Hain’s DWP faces national insurance criticism

The government is investigating whether it has mistakenly issued thousands of illegal immigrants with national insurance numbers. Last year it emerged over 6,600 non-EU workers had been cleared for jobs after being issued national insurance numbers. And yesterday’s Channel 4 News claimed 900,000 national insurance numbers were given out between January 2004 and April 2007… Read more »

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Northern Rock nationalisation ‘an option’

The government is prepared to nationalise Northern Rock with a decision possible within days, it was reported last night. Both the prime minister and chancellor confirmed nationalisation is “an option”, reinforcing the widely-held believe that the troubled lender will be forced into a temporary period of state ownership. Nevertheless the government continues to state that… Read more »