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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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Cuts could extend to £75 billion, Tory adviser says
Tory adviser points to £75bn cuts

By politics.co.uk staff An economic adviser to David Cameron has warned that spending cuts could be forced as high as £75 billion. Michael Forsyth, who served as Scottish secretary under Margaret Thatcher, told a ConservativeIntelligence conference yesterday he believed public expenditure over the course of a parliament would have to be reduced by around £75… Read more »

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Money in the bin? The scheme was mismanaged from the start, MPs said.
‘Train to Gain’ criticised by MPs

By politics.co.uk staff The government’s Train to Gain, which improves the skill level of employees, has been mismanaged, an influential committee of MPs said today. The scheme, which was launched in 2006, suffered from underspending in its first two years, followed by an overspend in its third year, and held “unrealistically ambitious” targets, the MPs… Read more »