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BASC responds to Scottish Government’s announcement on deer management

Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… 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 »