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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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The attorney general has defended his decision not to stand aside from the cash for honours inquiry, despite being a close ally of the prime minister. Lord Goldsmith said he was the only person answerable to parliament for prosecutions conducted in the UK and that was a responsibility he could not give up. Questions have… Read more »
People holding endless rowdy parties or threatening and intimidating their neighbours could be locked out of their homes for three months at a time, John Reid has said. The home secretary said new police powers would tackle those households that were the “bane of the community” – but stressed they would be used as a… Read more »
