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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By Liz Stephens The Prince of Wales has issued a warning about climate change, warning the UK needs to “urgently confront” the dangers to avoid “destroying our children’s future”. Prince Charles made the comments last night while giving the 33rd Richard Dimbleby from St James’s palace. The Prince’s audience for the lecture, entitled ‘Facing the… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff A decision not send in another 2,000 troops to Afghanistan was made for political reasons, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has claimed. Mr Clegg alleged that an army request for an extra batch of troops was turned down, and that troops were operating in a “political vacuum”. “I think we are putting… Read more »
