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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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By politics.co.uk staff Gordon Brown’s behaviour towards junior staff can be “unforgivable”, according to former spin doctor Lance Price. In extracts of his new book published in the Independent, Mr Price corroborates rumours of the prime minister’s angry tirades and micro-management style. “If Brown saw something he didn’t like he would rush to the press… Read more »

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By politics.co.uk staff The watchdog set up to oversee MPs’ expenses is expected to cost roughly £6.5 million to run every year, it has been reported. The figure, obtained by the BBC, is significantly greater than the £1.1 million expenses auditor Sir Thomas Legg succeeded in clawing back from MPs relating to their 2004-08 claims…. Read more »