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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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Govt seeks to ‘draw a line’ under Kelly affair

by Peter wozniak Ministers are considering publishing details surrounding the pathologist’s report on the death of the weapons inspector Dr David Kelly in July 2003, according to media reports. The move would mean no inquest into the death would be required, sparing his widow further anguish. Over the weekend, Nicholas Hunt, the Home Office pathologist… Read more »

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Bank of England: Risk of double-dip ‘can’t be ruled out’

by Peter Wozniak The UK economy is far from out of the woods and remains at risk of sliding back into recession over the next year, according to the Band of England’s new policymaker Martin Weale. In an interview with the Times on Tuesday, Mr Weale admitted that the central bank’s growth forecasts may not… Read more »