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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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John Hutton quits Cabinet 'for family reasons'
Go fourth: John Hutton resigns

By Alex Stevenson John Hutton is resigning from the government, becoming the fourth Cabinet minister to do so in as many days. The news came as Gordon Brown began his much-anticipated reshuffle in Downing Street. politics.co.uk understands Mr Hutton wanted to leave the government but did not want to destabilise the prime minister. His resignation… Read more »

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Pound slumps on political chaos
Government turmoil hits the pound

By politics.co.uk staff Rumours that the prime minister might be quitting sent the pound tumbling against the dollar and the euro this morning. The pound was heading for its biggest weekly decline against the dollar since April, a clear reaction to the current uncertainty in the government. Against the dollar, the pound slid to a… Read more »