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A new scientific paper into the social, mental and wellbeing attributes of those who participate in game shooting has been highlighted as significant by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). The new paper, published in the journal Ageing & Society, concludes that participation in shooting and shooting-related activities, such as beating and picking-up, results… Read more »
Responding to the publication of England’s National Food Strategy, Sarah Woolley, General Secretary of the Bakers and Allied Food Workers Union (BFAWU) said: “With 10 million people across the UK facing food poverty, this new strategy needed to bring meaningful change and recommend a ‘Right to Food’ law, instead it offers little more than crumbs… Read more »
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Food industry minister David Miliband is set to cause a stir in the food industry after publicly declaring there is no evidence that organic food is better for you. In an interview with the Sunday Times the secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs referred to the growing use of organic food as… Read more »
Gordon Brown has described as “deplorable” the way the execution of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was carried out. Leaked footage of the hanging on December 30th has been circulating the internet. Taken on a mobile phone, it shows Saddam being heckled by unknown bystanders who were heard shouting the name of prominent Shia militant… Read more »
