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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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The security services and police could be handed legally-binding powers to ban the media from reporting matters of national security in new proposals reportedly being discussed in Whitehall. The new proposal is said to be included in a report by the intelligence and security committee due before the end of the year. The Independent newspaper… Read more »
The government is hinting it will announce tax cuts in its Pre-Budget Report, but rumours that these will reach £15 billion appear unfounded. Gordon Brown told ITV1’s GMTV programme this morning he would help hard-working families in the Pre-Budget Report, which is expected next week. It follows a weekend of briefings in which the government… Read more »
