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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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Speaker John Bercow undergoes something of a transformation when agitated, says Tory MP
Bercow ‘just like Stewie from Family Guy’

By Peter Wozniak A Conservative MP has likened John Bercow to the Family Guy infant with plans of world domination and matricide. Brooks Newmark made the comments on Twitter, adding to the chorus of jibes at the expense of the Speaker. Commenting on Mr Bercow’s terse manner in the chamber, the Braintree MP wrote: “When… Read more »

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A dejected England fan during the last World Cup.Hearts were broken again yesterday when the nation lost the chance to host the event.
World Cup failure: Aftermath

By Ian Dunt Leaders in the worlds of football and politics were picking up the pieces today, after a disastrous bid to hold the World Cup ended with English humiliation on the world stage. Accusation and counter-accusation were fired at the media, Fifa and Russia, with allegations of corruption filling newspaper columns. Bid chief executive… Read more »