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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 »
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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By politics.co.uk staff An independent panel assessing compensation claims for those affected by the government’s high-speed rail plans is being launched today. The exceptional hardship scheme is designed to help those who cannot sell their home because of plans to build the London-to-Birmingham line. It is proving deeply controversial. Only one of the three routes… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson The Foreign Office has warned Libya not to mark the first anniversary of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi’s release. Megrahi, who is terminally ill with prostate cancer, was freed from prison on compassionate grounds by Scottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill on August 20th 2009. Medical advice given to Mr MacAskill indicated the only… Read more »