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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 »
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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Army chiefs in Afghanistan will be given everything they need to do their job, the prime minister has said. Tony Blair today told senior MPs that contrary to newspaper reports he had not received any requests for more equipment from commanders. He added that British troops in Afghanistan were doing a “vital” job in stopping… Read more »
Tony Blair today said that moderate Muslims had a key role in defeating “the ideas” of Islamic extremism. The government cannot go in and root out extremism in the Muslim community, this was up to communities, he told senior MPs. It follows criticism from a prominent Muslim MP about the lack of progress made by… Read more »
