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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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Dave Watts is the Labour MP for St Helens North
Comment: Council cuts will hit deprived areas hardest

The government has claimed to be championing itself as a protector of the most vulnerable in the spending review. A closer look at cuts to local government reveals that less affluent areas stand to lose out most. By Dave Watts MP When the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (SIGOMA) launched its latest document –… Read more »