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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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Nick Clegg’s indiscreet remarks on a passenger plane about his “useless” frontbenchers have left the Liberal Democrat leader more than a little embarrassed. ‘Calamity Clegg’, as his critics call him, was quoted by a Sunday Mirror journalist sitting in front of him on the 90-minute flight to Scotland. He said home affairs spokesperson and former… Read more »
Gay rights activists have welcomed a new leaflet from the Catholic Church in England and Wales urging greater respect towards homosexuals. The leaflet advises priests and churchgoers that “baptised persons with a homosexual inclination” deserve to be welcomed and participate in their local faith community. It points out homophobic jokes can be “cruel and hurtful”,… Read more »
