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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 »
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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A report today claims the shadow chancellor’s proposed savings would fall £3 billion short and take five years longer than he estimated. At the Tory party conference George Osborne confirmed reports that under a Conservative government the state retirement age would rise to 66 ten years earlier than planned, saving £13 billion a year from… Read more »
By Liz Stephens The prime minister has congratulated US president Barack Obama on winning the Nobel peace prize today. A Downing Street spokesman told politics.co.uk: “The prime minister has sent a private message of congratulations.” However, Downing Street would not be drawn on the content of the message. Mr Obama was awarded the prize “for… Read more »
