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New Natural History GCSE will ‘engage and inspire’ young people, says BASC

BASC has said a new Natural History GCSE will help support the decision makers of the future steer the natural world for years to come. The new GCSE – which is set to launch in September 2025 – has the potential to engage thousands of schoolchildren each year by tackling topics such as conservation, sustainability, species interactions, climate change and… Read more »

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Review of dog microchipping regulations underway

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) will be pushing for “meaningful improvements” within a Defra-published public consultation on a series of proposals to the dog microchipping regulations. The Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations were introduced in 2015 to increase re-unification rates of lost and stolen dogs, benefiting dog welfare and saving local authorities… Read more »

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By politics.co.uk staff Government plans to subsidies the purchase of electric cars to the tune of £5,000 have come under fire from a leading Green party leader. In a video interview with politics.co.uk, Darren Johnson, deputy-chairman of the London Assembly and member of the Green party, said the cars could even damage the environment, depending… Read more »

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Video: Budget 2009 expert interviews

Watch leading political experts talk about what might be in Wednesday’s Budget. Helen Thomas, research fellow at Policy Exchange Darren Johnson, deputy-chairman of the London Assembly and member of the Green party