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 »
Responding to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about cancer care, Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of advisory services said: “The report by England’s NHS Ombudsman of outcomes for cancer patients is yet more evidence of the unsustainable pressure on NHS staff. Our members working in the NHS are… Read more »
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The Conservative Party is facing another internal row and possibly the opening stage of a leadership challenge as the voters go to the polls in local and devolved elections. A party strategist under William Hague, Andrew Cooper, has conducted research that suggests the Conservative Party is facing electoral meltdown because of poor policy decisions and… Read more »
Train drivers have been accused of putting safety at risk by overriding a new warning system designed to prevent trains passing through red signals. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reports that there have been a number of occasions where drivers have flouted safety rules by overriding the new Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS),… Read more »
