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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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Andrew Lansley, shadow health secretary
Labour-Tory spending battle continues

By politics.co.uk staff Labour is refusing to stop attacking the Tories on spending cuts, prolonging the spat which started on Wednesday morning. Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley told the Today programme the Tories would maintain spending on health, education and international development but would impose ten per cent cuts elsewhere. The gaffe was music to… Read more »

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Shahid Malik, communities minister
Parliament watchdog considers Malik inquiry

By politics.co.uk staff The parliamentary commissioner for standards is considering whether to launch a complaint over communities minister Shahid Malik. John Lyon received the complaint from the Sunlight Centre for Open Politics, a transparency campaign, after a Telegraph report centred on his claim for two separate office spaces. The controversy has raised questions about Gordon… Read more »