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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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Full extent of Labour split now evident
Labour division deepens over electoral reform

By Alex Stevenson Fresh evidence of the deep division within the Labour party over the forthcoming electoral reform referendum has been unveiled by the ‘no’ campaign. Over 100 opposition MPs will vote against the Liberal Democrat-backed proposal to changing the voting system from first-past-the-post to alternative vote in a referendum on May 5th. That represents… Read more »

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A fall in emigrants from the UK helps explain the static trend
Coalition to miss immigration target in 2011

By politics.co.uk staff The coalition government’s immigration policies will barely dent the net migration figure in 2011, according to a thinktank. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) believes migration trends next year will not see the overall figure fall significantly below 200,000. This means it will remain unchanged from the average annual level during… Read more »