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 Ian Dunt The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has been handed a tongue-in-cheek award from Christian Aid, after winning the charity’s Greatest Potential for Tax Reform award. The Board was handed the Golden Palm this morning at its headquarters in Cannon Street by aid activists. Campaigners want the Board, which is responsible for drawing… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Plaid Cymru meet for their annual conference today as figures reveal ministers almost doubled their car mileage in a year. Figures released by the Conservatives reveal the Labour-Plaid administration spent £216,461 on drivers’ wages in 2008/09, compared to £144,190 in the previous year. They also clocked up almost 4,100 miles a week… Read more »
