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BASC responds to Scottish Government’s announcement on deer management

Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »

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Prison staff costs not fully grasped by MoJ
Prison costs still elusive for justice ministry

By politics.co.uk staff Ken Clarke’s department does not fully understand the costs of staff in its prisons, a report has found. The Commons’ public accounts committee found that despite two years’ work on the problem the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has still not integrated financial management into its policy and operational workings. It was the… Read more »

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Red benches causing trouble for the government
AV referendum at risk, government peers admit

By Alex Stevenson Government peers in the House of Lords are beginning to contemplate the prospect of failure as Labour’s bid to scupper the electoral reform referendum continued. The bill which will implement the referendum planned for May 5th is currently stuck in the upper chamber as Labour peers seek to delay its progress. Today… Read more »