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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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Slim chance of the MoD getting it right, critics say
MoD projects ‘late and over budget’

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has been criticised for being over budget and late with major projects, in a report by the National Audit Office (NAO). The report, which looked at 20 of the largest projects, found the MoD was on average £205 million over budget and 96 months later than their initial estimates. Five… Read more »

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First ID cards issued in Sheffield

The first identity cards are being issued today to foreign nationals in Sheffield. Foreign nationals who registered to have an ID card will be able to have one if their application has been processed, home secretary Jacqui Smith announced today. Opening the Border Agency building in Sheffield, Ms Smith said: “What I have seen today… Read more »