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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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Brown wants workers to accept three-year pay deals
Brown heads for union clash over three-year pay deal

The government was yesterday warned against “macho posturing” over public sector pay, as union leaders criticised proposals to offer workers three-year pay deals. Gordon Brown wants public sector workers to accept low-cost long-term pay deals. Outlining the proposal at his monthly press conference yesterday, the prime minister said long-term pay settlements would guard against inflation… Read more »

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Engineering work on First Great Western route severly over-ran
MPs slam new year rail delays

Delays and cancellations across the rail network were “unacceptable” and a “fiasco,” MPs said last night. In a House of Commons debate, MPs criticised the overrunning engineering work on the West Coast Mainline and at Liverpool Street Station, London, both of which caused significant disruption to commuters returning from the Christmas break. However, a Conservative… Read more »