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More than 2,000 schoolchildren were treated to an upland educational experience during this year’s Let’s Learn Moor events. Talks and interactive presentations were provided by those who live and work in the uplands including gamekeepers, farmers, conservationists, local organisations and the emergency services. Now in its fifth year the project continues to offer local schools… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has described the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee inquiry into the Government’s Animals Abroad Bill as a ‘win for conservation’. The EFRA Select Committee’s inquiry announced today (2 July) that they will look at the government’s proposals on so-called ‘trophy hunting’ and whether the… Read more »
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Phillip Mawer, parliamentary commissioner for standards, has called for radical reform to the way MPs claim expenses. There are currently large differences in what members of parliament claim for, with some MPs claiming almost £175,000 in expenses and others claiming less than £63,000. As a result of these huge discrepancies, Sir Phillip has argued for… Read more »
Immigrants only “marginally” benefit the UK economically, a pressure group has said. Migrationwatch, which argues for controlled immigration to the UK, calculates that migrants do benefit the economy – but only to the tune of 4p a week per person. The group questions whether this “at best marginal” benefit is worth the added strain migrants… Read more »
