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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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Use of the internet doubled for the last election but the technology has yet to bring a breakthrough in encouraging voter participation, a new report suggests. Research by the Hansard Society found that 15 per cent of voters went online at the last election to gain information but said that the internet was mostly used… Read more »
The Home Office is looking into reports that a top government advisor on the ‘respect’ agenda described the clampdown on binge drinking as “nonsense”. Louise Casey heads the anti-social behaviour unit at the Home Office and was recently asked to report directly to Tony Blair on the campaign to restore respect to communities. But speaking… Read more »
