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 »
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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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has lost £52 million over the last six years compensating people for administrative mistakes, it has been revealed. The department’s own report shows delays, financial loss and failure to meet people’s right to benefits cost the DWP millions of pounds. A DWP spokesperson told politics.co.uk: “Mistakes can happen… Read more »
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