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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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Brown defends tax credits

The chancellor has defended the government’s new tax credits scheme in the wake of mounting criticism over the way it is handled. Gordon Brown said the government had lifted a million children out of poverty in the UK, in part through the use of child tax and working tax credits introduced in April 2003. His… Read more »

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Job cuts blamed for increasing attacks against staff

A dramatic rise in violent attacks of staff in Jobcentres means they are fast becoming “like the Wild West”, the civil servants union warns today. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) reports a 62 per cent increase in attacks across the UK, attributing this rise to recent job losses in the department. More than… Read more »