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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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Fox: 'I am disgusted and angry'
No backing down as Fox takes on ‘un-British’ video game

By politics.co.uk staff Liam Fox has refused to back down in his fight against an upcoming war-themed video game which allows players to control a Taliban fighter. The defence secretary launched into an angry tirade against the new Medal of Honour video game over the weekend, branding it “un-British” and “disgusting”. The new game, which… Read more »

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Spain, the World Cup holders, will also present their facilities to the inspectors - with the Spanish PM present.
Clegg welcomes the Fifa inspectors

By politics.co.uk staff The Fifa inspection team assessing the strength of England’s 2018 World Cup bid have met Nick Clegg in Downing Street. The deputy prime minister took on the appointment while David Cameron holidays in Cornwall with his wife, Samantha. The six-man Fifa team also met Jeremy Hunt, the Culture, Media and Sports secretary,… Read more »