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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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Miliband blasts Booktrust funding cut

By politics.co.uk staff Ed Miliband has lambasted the government for its decision to remove all funding for Booktrust, a charity which provides free books to children to encourage literacy. Booktrust currently receives £13 million through the Department for Education. It runs a series of programmes targeted at infants, children starting primary school and eleven-year olds…. Read more »

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Lib Dem Sanders turns on leadership

By Alex Stevenson Liberal Democrat MP Adrian Sanders has hit out at his party’s leadership, claiming a huge gulf exists between Nick Clegg’s team and grassroots activists. The Torbay MP, who was first elected to parliament in 1997, used a festive blog post to deliver his unseasonally grumpy message. “Unlike the bulk of the Liberal… Read more »