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BASC responds to Scottish Government’s announcement on deer management

Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »

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It is the 50th anniversary of the Tibet uprising
Pressure on UK on anniversary of Tibet uprising

By politics.co.uk staff Pro-Tibet activists are putting pressure on Gordon Brown to secure action from China on the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising. More than 80,000 people are thought to have died in the 1959 revolt, which saw the Dalai Lama flee to India. A coalition of UK-based Tibet groups has written to the… Read more »

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UK troops in Afghanistan: The UK has been accused in complicity in international transportation of prisoners.
UK counter-terrorism to be criticised

By politics.co.uk staff The United States was only able to pursue its extraordinary rendition policy with the help of allies during the Bush administration’s war on terror, including Britain, a UN report is expected to say today. A final report from the UN special rapporteur on torture and secret detention is expected to criticise intelligence… Read more »