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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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Smith says 'fundamentally important' govt listens to people
Smith insists government ‘in touch’

A senior Cabinet minister has denied that the government is out of touch with ordinary people. Home secretary Jacqui Smith has insisted the government is listening to the British people after a junior minister said Labour had become an establishment party. Ms Smith is due to launch a new neighbourhood policing plan with Gordon Brown… Read more »

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Defence secretary Browne calls for talks with Taliban

Defence secretary Des Browne has called for the government to hold talks with Afghan Islamist rebel group, the Taliban. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Mr Browne said negotiations with terrorist groups in Northern Ireland managed to broker an agreement that enabled peace in the country. Speaking to the paper, he said: “What you… Read more »