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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Scottish nationalists will today put forward proposals to invest Scotland’s oil revenues for the benefit of the Scottish people. The Scottish National Party wants to set up an Oil Windfall Fund to “ensure the legacy of oil is a lasting one” and to stop the Treasury from “frittering away Scotland’s oil wealth”. It will put… Read more »
A new study from Glasgow Caledonian University suggests that some people are able to control their heroin use. Conventional wisdom holds that heroin is a highly addictive drug that requires users to up their intake. This commonly leads to a downward spiral of relationship break-up, inability to hold down a job and serious health problems…. Read more »
