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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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Hodge criticised over Rover comments
Hodge slammed over Rover gaffe

Work and Pensions Minister Margaret Hodge has been sharply criticised after she suggested that former Rover workers should seek a job at Tescos. Since the collapse of Rover, more than 6,000 people have lost their mainly skilled jobs. About 1,000 are believed to have found new work. In an interview with the Wolverhampton Express &… Read more »

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Brown urges children to think about Africa

Chancellor Gordon Brown has taken his campaign on Africa to a class of Scottish school children. In an effort to highlight the gulf in experiences between children in Africa and those in the West, the chancellor made a keynote speech on justice for the continent. Addressing pupils at the Inverkeithing high school in Mr Brown’s… Read more »