News
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 »
Latest articles
By Ian Dunt Ed Balls has defended himself against accusations that he overrode the views of the children’s committee in appointing Maggie Atkinson as children’s commissioner. The chidren’s secretary came in for sustained criticism for his decision, although some observers concluded the committee’s chairman, Barry Sheerman, was playing a long-term game with an eye to… Read more »
By Ian Dunt The BBC Trust convened today for an emergency debate on complaints about the appearance of BNP leader Nick Griffin on Question Time tomorrow. The committee worked through appeals against his appearance, but it would not force programme makers to remove him from the show. Technically the Trust has the power to do… Read more »
