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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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Health secretary Alan Johnson has revealed the government’s plans for the next ten years of the NHS. Quality, patient choice and innovation are at the heart of the government’s vision for its next decade, which comes following a nine-month review of the health service. The review, led by health minister and surgeon Lord Ara Darzi,… Read more »

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The European Union cannot afford to lose Turkey’s interest in struggling accession talks, MPs have warned. A report by the Commons’ business and enterprise committee expresses concern that the process is in danger of stalling. Disputes over Cyprus, the current constitutional crisis about the status of the ruling AK party and the slow pace of… Read more »