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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 »
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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Health, and whether increased investment is reaching the front line, was the key spat between Labour and the Conservatives this week. Conservative leader Michael Howard first raised the case of pensioner Margaret Dixon at Prime Minister’s Question Time on Wednesday. He claimed that her operation had been cancelled six times, something he said was systematic… Read more »
Prime Minister Tony Blair today told Labour activists they faced a “fight for the future” in the upcoming election as he attacked the Conservatives’ record in government and their healthcare policies. He said it was “disgusting” to hear the Conservatives claim the NHS had not improved under Labour’s management, and called their leader Michael Howard… Read more »
