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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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Liam Byrne said the civil service was still "not good enough"
Byrne: Civil service ‘not good enough’

Cabinet Office minister Liam Byrne has said the civil service has improved “radically” in the last decade – but is still “not good enough” at delivering change. His comments about the failings of the government’s bureaucrats came as he gave evidence to the public administration select committee in parliament. Mr Byrne argued government was, on… Read more »

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Council pensions cost £4.5bn
Council pensions cost £4.5bn

By Jonathan Moore A fifth of council tax, about £4.5 billion per year, is spent on local authority pensions a report revealed today. The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) claimed 3,527 serving councillors benefit from the scheme which equates to an average £9.8 million per council, and that’s excluding teachers and firefighters. The report said this was… Read more »