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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By Liz Stephens Almost 1,000 offenders who should have been sent back to prison are still on the loose according to justice secretary, Jack Straw. The offenders, who were released from prison on licence and then recalled for breaching the conditions of that licence, have yet to be returned to custody. They include 19 convicted… Read more »
By Ian Dunt ID cards have finally reached the Commons again, with a Conservative opposition day debate on the scheme due for debate this afternoon. The opposition is calling for the plan to be scrapped altogether. This has been given additional momentum by Alan Johnson’s decision to make the scheme entirely voluntary for its duration…. Read more »
