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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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Sir Philip Green has been a focus of campaigners' ire over tax avoidance
Treasury moves to clamp down on tax avoidance

By Peter Wozniak The Treasury hopes to secure a windfall of £2 billion and protect a further £5 billion from measures to crack down on tax avoidance. But the move has come under heavy criticism from unions for not being stringent enough. Announcing the plans, Treasury minister David Gauke revealed that a review would report… Read more »

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Katia Zatuliveter had access to parliamentary resources while working in the Commons
Russian ‘spy’ puts faith in justice

By politics.co.uk staff The parliamentary researcher facing deportation for being a Russian spy says she will win her appeal “if there is justice”. Katia Zatuliveter, who MI5 believes has been working for Russia’s intelligence services, had worked as Lib Dem MP Mike Hancock’s parliamentary researcher for the past two-and-a-half years. Mr Hancock has insisted she… Read more »