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The first BASC Wildlife Fund political reception was held in the Senedd this week, highlighting to cross-party MSs the positive impact sustainable shooting has on conservation efforts and connecting people with their environment. The reception aimed to introduce the BASC Wildlife Fund (BWF) to Members of the Senedd (MSs), showcasing the work of shoots, clubs… Read more »
BASC amendments place the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill on a more ‘workable’ footing. BASC has claimed a significant victory in a crucial vote on the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill, which will ensure that grouse shooting continues unhampered. MSPs in the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee today, 7 February, entered day one of… Read more »
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No comment, no analysis: just the basic policies of today’s Pre-Budget Report. Economic forecasts UK economy to contract by between 0.75 and 1.25 per cent in 2009 Inflation to fall sharply to one per cent next year UK economy grow by between 1.5 and two per cent in 2010 and continue to recover Borrowing Government… Read more »
The government has initiated the first stage of its welfare reform programme today despite fierce opposition from children’s groups. Single parent families are being forced into employment under the reforms to the way child benefits are paid out. One Parent Families/Gingerbread said this is the “wrong policy at the wrong time”. Starting from today lone… Read more »
