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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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Consumer morale drops

By politics.co.uk staff Consumer morale in July fell as low as May 2009, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The group reported a 0.5% rise in retail sales in July, compared to 1.2% in June. Building society Nationwide came to similar conclusions, with consumer confidence falling from 63 in June to 56 in July,… Read more »

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Megrahi senators seek medical records

By politics.co.uk staff Four American senators have added to pressure on the Scottish government to release more details of the medical records which prompted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi’s release last year. Robert Menendez, Kirsten Gillibrand, Frank Lautenberg and Charles Schumer requested the release of Megrahi’s full medical records after the Scottish Labour party called for… Read more »