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 Attorney General appears to have allowed pressure from Downing Street to “colour” his legal advice on war with Iraq, former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook has claimed. Lord Goldsmith met Baroness Morgan, the head of Tony Blair’s political team and the Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer at Number Ten, before producing his final advice on the… Read more »
Tory delegates are gathering for this year’s spring conference in Brighton. Co-chairman Liam Fox will open the conference and is expected to criticise the Labour government’s record, claiming Tony Blair’s reign has been characterised by “lost trust and failure to deliver”. The Conservative Party will call for a “change at the top” in Britain and… Read more »
