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BASC responds to Scottish Government’s announcement on deer management

Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »

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Government green plans to be unveiled next week
Government green plans to be unveiled next week

The government’s plans to meet European Union targets on renewable energy will be unveiled next week, according to reports. Under present targets, the government has promised to generate 15 per cent of the nation’s energy from renewable resources by 2020. According to the Guardian newspaper, the plan dubbed the ‘Green Industrial Revolution’ envisages an increased… Read more »

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Criminals 'could go free' under new Lords ruling
Criminals could go free under new Lords ruling, police claim

A recent House of Lords ruling has been criticised by Metropolican police assistant commissioner John Yates who claims it could let dangerous criminals free. Writing in the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Mr Yates said the decision by the law Lords to quash a double murder conviction in the 2004 Iain Davis case would harm the police’s… Read more »

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