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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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Unsustainable pressure on NHS affecting patient care – MDU says

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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Queen’s Speech 2008: Cameron response

Let me start by congratulating the proposer and seconder of the Loyal Address. The Rt Hon Member for Coatbridge gave a moving speech about his constituency and about his family. With his excellent work on disability and on international development he is admired on all sides of the House. Now I’ve done my homework. I… Read more »

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Action to help householders announced

Gordon Brown has promised “action to help struggling homeowners”, in the debate after the Queen’s Speech. “Hardworking households that experience a redundancy or significant loss of income as a result of the downturn will be able to defer a proportion of their interest payments for up to two years while they get their family finances… Read more »