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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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War advice was ‘coloured’ claims Cook

The Attorney General appears to have allowed pressure from Downing Street to “colour” his legal advice on war with Iraq, former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook has claimed. Lord Goldsmith met Baroness Morgan, the head of Tony Blair’s political team and the Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer at Number Ten, before producing his final advice on the… Read more »

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Tories call for ‘change at the top’

Tory delegates are gathering for this year’s spring conference in Brighton. Co-chairman Liam Fox will open the conference and is expected to criticise the Labour government’s record, claiming Tony Blair’s reign has been characterised by “lost trust and failure to deliver”. The Conservative Party will call for a “change at the top” in Britain and… Read more »