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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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Gun crime rises four per cent
Gun violence rises but ‘crime stable’

Politicians have reacted with alarm to the news firearms offences have risen by four per cent. The rise is set against a generally stable level of crime overall. Provisional statistics show gun crime rose by four per cent in the year to September 2007. Despite this the number of fatalities fell from 55 to 49,… Read more »

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Darling confirms ten per cent "entrepreneurs' relief"
Darling climbdown on capital gains tax

Alistair Darling has conceded a £200 million climbdown on capital gains tax (CGT). The chancellor has outlined his final CGT reforms and has maintained a special lower rate for small firms. Although capital gains will now be subject to a “flat rate” of 18 per cent, a ten per cent rate will apply for the… Read more »