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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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Blears to quit Cabinet
Hazel Blears resigns from government

By Ian Dunt and Alex Stevenson Hazel Blears is to resign from the Cabinet, in another hugely damaging development for Gordon Brown. The communities secretary released a statement which specifically did not offer support to the prime minister. “Today I’ve told the prime minister I’m resigning from the government,” it read. “In this next phase… Read more »

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Even the Guardian turns against Brown

By Ian Dunt The Guardian newspaper is urging Labour to drop Gordon Brown as its leader, in a surprising and significant intervention. The centre-left newspaper, which was Mr Brown best ally in the media, launched a devastating critique of the prime minister in its editorial today. “The truth is that there is no vision from… Read more »