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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 »
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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By Ian Dunt Julian Assange enjoyed his first night’s sleep outside of a jail cell last night, as rumours of US indictment reached fever pitch. Reports suggest that US authorities are offering Bradley Manning, the soldier allegedly responsible for passing on confidential information to Mr Assange, a plea bargain if he names the Australian as… Read more »
By Ian Dunt Nick Clegg has launched an unexpected broadside at the banks as he tries to secure concrete political gains in the wake of the tuition fees vote. The deputy prime minister and business secretary Vince Cable are thought to be concerned that the government is not taking a sharp enough stick to the… Read more »