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What are the natural capital benefits of shooting?

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 »

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Unsustainable pressure on NHS affecting patient care – MDU says

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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Milburn: Labour will fight on economic record
‘Britain is working’ say Labour

The Labour Party have launched the first of their general election posters, with the tag line ‘Britain is working. Don’t let the Tories wreck it again’. In a show of party unity, John Prescott, Gordon Brown and Alan Milburn were all present to launch what will be Labour’s biggest poster campaign since the last general… Read more »

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UK gets dedicated organised crime prosecutors
Specialist prosecutors for organised criminals

A dedicated team of specialist prosecutors for serious organised criminals has been unveiled by the Attorney General. The move is designed to complement the work of the new Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) – dubbed the British FBI. The Government estimates that organised crime could be worth at least £20 billion a year in… Read more »