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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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Lib Dem support hits new low

By politics.co.uk staff Support for the Liberal Democrats has hit a new low, with just 12% of voters saying they would now back the party. The Sunday Times/YouGov poll shows the party now receives barely half the level of support it got during the election campaign. The data suggests Lib Dem voters who consider themselves… Read more »

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By politics.co.uk staff The RMT union has tabled a motion demanding “coordinated” action against government cuts at next month’s TUC conference. The transport union said the blueprint was designed to show how communities and trade unions could fight back against the “class warfare” of the coalition government. “The TUC has to be the launch-pad for… Read more »