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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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Unsustainable pressure on NHS affecting patient care – MDU says

Responding to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about cancer care, Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of advisory services said: “The report by England’s NHS Ombudsman of outcomes for cancer patients is yet more evidence of the unsustainable pressure on NHS staff. Our members working in the NHS are… Read more »

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Poll finds majority of Scots back independence
SNP boosted by independence poll

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has received a major boost ahead of next May’s Holyrood elections as a poll finds more than half of voters now back independence. An ICM poll for the Scotsman finds 52 per cent of Scottish voters would like an independent Scotland, the highest level of support since the survey began… Read more »

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Rows over future of London 2012 Olympic stadium was one reason the chairman quit
Olympics chief quit ‘over local politics’

The London 2012 Olympics have been dealt a serious blow after the former chairman said he quit the project because of political squabbling. Jack Lemley, 71, resigned as chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) two weeks ago, publicly citing a desire to get back to his international construction company. But in an interview with… Read more »