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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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Ashcroft blasts Tory election campaign

Leading Conservative donor Lord Ashcroft has launched a no-holds barred attack on the party’s election campaign, claiming voters had a “more negative” view of the party at the end of the campaign than at the beginning In a 114-page pamphlet entitled “smell the coffee – a wake up call for the Conservative Party” – based… Read more »

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Cameron sets out modernising agenda

Conservative Party leadership hopeful David Cameron today insisted it was crazy to say that there should be “clear blue water” between the Conservatives and Labour. The self-styled “moderniser” said the Conservatives should never allow themselves to create an impression of insincerity by attacking the Government when it does things right. “Real modernisation means agreeing with… Read more »