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BASC issues warning to Minister ahead of final Grouse Bill debate

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Jim Fairlie, Scotland’s Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, urging for further amendments to be made at the final stage of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill. It comes as the Bill nears the final stage of a debate on March 19… Read more »

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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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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 »