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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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Gary McKinnon's mother Janis Sharp (r) with Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti
Tearful mother fears for ‘suicidal’ hacker’s life

By Alex Stevenson and Jon Ashford The mother of computer hacker Gary McKinnon has revealed to politics.co.uk how she fears for her son’s life as he faces extradition to the US. Mr McKinnon, the UFO enthusiast who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome, will find out next week whether he will be allowed to appeal his case… Read more »

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US campaigners join McKinnon fight

By Jon Ashford The United States’ leading civil liberties organisation has joined forces with its British counterpart Liberty to demand action on the extradition treaty and the case of computer hacker Gary McKinnon. Yesterday Liberty protested outside the US Embassy in London, brandishing copies of a letter sent by the American Civil Liberties Union (ALCU)… Read more »