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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 »
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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By Alex Stevenson Keir Starmer, the man responsible for clarifying right-to-die legislation, has voiced concerns at parliament’s ability to decide the issue. In an interview with the Telegraph today the director of public prosecutions (DPP) said he looked to the Commons to make the final decision on whether those helping the terminally ill travel to… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Frustrated parliamentarians are insisting on a public inquiry into allegations the British government has been complicit in torture. MPs and peers on the joint committee on human rights (JCHR) believe such a probe is the only step forward after listing 21 still-unanswered questions on Britain’s complicity with torture. Their calls have been… Read more »
