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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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Jon Cruddas, MP for Dagenham
Cruddas backs Livingstone for London mayor

By politics.co.uk staff Jon Cruddas, a crucial figurehead for the Labour left, has backed Ken Livingstone in his bid to become London mayor for a second time. The support will give Mr Livingstone’s campaign a major boost as he battles it out with former Bethnal Green and Bow MP Oona King to become the party’s… Read more »

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BBC pay rise comes amid value-for-money calls
Pay tensions spark BBC disquiet

By politics.co.uk staff Industrial action and pressure from politicians are making life difficult for BBC managers, who have agreed a flat £475 pay rise for employees earning less than £37,000. The move, which will increase the BBC’s £1 billion annual pay bill by around £10 million a year, has attracted criticism from some quarters. It… Read more »