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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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Livingston candidates announced

The candidates contesting the Scottish seat of Livingston at the by-election later this month have been announced. Former Labour foreign secretary Robin Cook held the seat for 22 years until his early death last month prompted the calling of a by-election on September 29th. His former election agent and friend, Jim Devine, will defend Labour’s… Read more »

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Fuel protestors threaten action

The organisers of the disruptive fuel blockade of 2000 have threatened to take action once again if the government fails to cut its fuel tax. As nationwide fuel prices approach the £1 per litre mark, the Fuel Lobby said it would recreate its week-long protest by blockading UK refineries on September 14th. “We want to… Read more »