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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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Unsustainable pressure on NHS affecting patient care – MDU says

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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Brown Congress speech as-it-happened

Welcome to politics.co.uk’s as-it-happens pages. Here, you can keep up to date with speeches, debates and major political events in real time. Just hit refresh on your browser to see the latest developments. This event is now over, but you can see how it happened below. 11:23 – Gordon Brown won’t be making his speech… Read more »

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‘A dark day for public service’ as ITV sheds jobs

By politics.co.uk staff ITV has announced it is to cut 600 jobs after revealing writedowns worth £2.7 billion, leading politicians to describe events as “a dark day in public service broadcasting”. The commercial broadcaster said the job cuts were part of a series of cost-saving schemes including the suspension of dividend payments to shareholders. ITV… Read more »