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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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Police officers seek Troubles compensation

More than 5,000 police officers are claiming compensation from the government for trauma experienced while serving in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. In what is the biggest group action to come before a Northern Irish court, the officers – both serving and retired – are suing the chief constable and the Police Board, alleging they… Read more »

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David Davis insists he is the man to deliver social justice
Davis takes the compassion agenda

David Davis has appealed to the “wristband generation” as he set out his vision of a Conservative party dominated by the principle of social justice. The Tory leadership hopeful challenged Labour’s assertion that it is the party that cares, by setting out his belief that looking out for the worst-off in society has always been… Read more »