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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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The Metropolitan Police have been asked to explain their use of anti-terror laws on arms fair protestors. Home Secretary David Blunkett has demanded a report on why police have arrested several protestors under terror legislation rather than public order laws. The protestors are campaigning against an arms fair in east London. Mr Blunkett has refused… Read more »
Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon’s days appear numbered in Government, according to a number of press reports. At PMQs yesterday, Tony Blair was forced to deny accusations that No 10 leaked the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report a day before its publication. The ISC report is expected today to criticise Mr Hoon for his “misleading” and… Read more »
