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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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British troops are no longer needed in southern Iraq, according to prime minister Nouri al-Maliki Mr al-Maliki told the Times newspaper that apart from few troops potentially needed for training and technical issues, the rest of the 4,100 troops stationed in Iraq were not needed. “We thank them for the role they have played, but… Read more »
Peter Mandelson has been made a peer this afternoon, as controversy swirls around him concerning his payoff from the roll of European trade commissioner. Mr Mandelson will continue to receive £234,000 over the next three years in taxpayers’ money, in addition to a ministerial income of £104,386. This comes in addition to a generous EU… Read more »
