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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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Budget 2009: Rich lose pension tax relief

By politics.co.uk staff Those earning over £150,000 will lose tax relief on their pensions, the chancellor has revealed. The removal of tax relief was widely expected but for all high rate tax payers, not just those taking in more than £150,000. “I intend to address the anomaly which sees a tiny proportion at the top… Read more »

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Budget 2009: Brown and Darling fly the flag
Budget 2009: Brown and Darling fly the flag

By politics.co.uk staff Alistair Darling has unveiled a distinctly political Budget, putting down a firm dividing line with the Conservatives. Borrowing will shoot up over the next few years to finance public spending, with an eventual peak over 80 per cent of GDP. The big surprise came in the form of a new 50 per… Read more »