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 Alex Stevenson The Conservatives would end the practice of ‘guillotining’ pieces of legislation as they go through the Commons, increasing scrutiny of new laws. New shadow leader of the House Sir George Young told the Conservative conference in Manchester he wanted to make the Commons “more bulldog, less poodle” in its relationship with the… Read more »
By Ian Dunt David Cameron’s commitment to gay rights is being brought under the spotlight as the Conservative conference begins in Manchester. The call could not come at a worse time for the Tory leader, who is busy defending himself against flak from a different front, as eurosceptics pressure him to promise a referendum on… Read more »
