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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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Gordon Brown is meeting EU leaders to establish a new system of global finance, dubbed ‘Breton Woods Two’ by observers. With the markets responding relatively favourably to government stakeholding of banks, increased liquidity and guaranteed interbank lending, leaders have their eyes set on the next stage of economic recovery. Over the last week EU states… Read more »
Rail passengers face overcrowding and above-inflation rises in fares despite improvements to the system. The National Audit Office (NAO) said since the Department for Transport took over the franchising process from the Strategic Rail Authority in 2005, the taxpayer has received better value for money. Subsidies from the taxpayer for train services are expected to… Read more »
