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BASC issues warning to Minister ahead of final Grouse Bill debate

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Jim Fairlie, Scotland’s Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, urging for further amendments to be made at the final stage of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill. It comes as the Bill nears the final stage of a debate on March 19… Read more »

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What are the natural capital benefits of shooting?

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 »

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English primary school pupils ‘over-tested’

The government has rejected claims primary school pupils are over-tested and hot-housed through an unproductive school system. The latest interim report from Cambridge University found primary school pupils in England are subject to more tests, at an earlier age and across more subjects than their counterparts in other countries. This encouraged teachers to “teach to… Read more »

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Govt ‘doing too little’ in face of housing crash

The number of people losing their home rose by a fifth last year, as one of parliament’s leading economists predicts the figure will rise further in 2008. Data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) show a 21 per cent rise in repossessions in 2007. With 27,100 people losing their home, this brings repossessions to… Read more »