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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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Boris Johnson standing down as MPA chairman
Labour outrage as Boris quits MPA

By Alex Stevenson London mayor Boris Johnson has stood down as head of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA), but insisted crime remains his “top priority”. He will be replaced by MPA vice-chairman Kit Malthouse in a move which critics will describe as a U-turn by the mayor. Reshard Auladin is the new vice-chairman of the… Read more »

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Gordon Brown meets with Brian Cowen in Downing Street
Friday deadline for NI powersharing

By Alex Stevenson Northern Ireland’s political parties have until Friday morning to reach agreement on justice and policing, Gordon Brown and Irish taoiseach Brian Cowen demanded today. The Democratic Unionist party (DUP) and Sinn Fein have two days to consider proposals in detail before the British and Irish governments step in and attempt to impose… Read more »