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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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Cleared Shahid Malik made communities minister

By Ian Dunt and Alex Stevenson Former justice minister Shahid Malik has been made communities minister today after he was cleared of breaching ministerial rules in the wake of the expenses scandal. Mr Malik had drawn criticism over his rental agreements in his constituency, with the Telegraph claiming he paid below-average rent to a local… Read more »

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Here we go again: trains stop at 19:00 tonight
Tube strike goes ahead after talks fail

By politics.co.uk staff London has been hit by a system-wide tube strike today, after 11th hour talks collapsed. The RMT union agreed to Acas conciliation service led talks with London Underground this afternoon, but the strike went ahead at 19:00 BST. London mayor Boris Johnson, who described the strike as “demented”, unveiled a package of… Read more »