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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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By politics.co.uk staff Home secretary Jacqui Smith has said she is “surprised and profoundly disappointed” by Professor David Nutt’s comments that taking ecstasy is no more dangerous than horse-riding. Prof Nutt, chairman of the Home Office’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, wrote the controversial comments in an academic journal. He said taking the… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Shadow business secretary, Kenneth Clarke, has refused to oppose the Tory position on Europe in the run-up to European elections, it was reported today. Mr Clarke said he was not “seeking to change or challenge” Conservative policy as it was “reasonably moderate” and did not provide any barrier to him joining the… Read more »
