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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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Vince Cable believes the Labour government is to blame for the banking crisis
Cable sets out ‘hauntingly familiar’ PR vision

By politics.co.uk staff Vince Cable will set out his vision for a proportional representative electoral system today, at an event organisers describe as “hauntingly” reminiscent of the 1970s. The Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman will deliver his message to the London School of Economics (LSE) tonight, as the party privately tries to establish red lines for… Read more »

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Some local residents dislike the number of students in certain areas.
Action on ‘student ghettoes’

By politics.co.uk staff The spread of areas dominated by student housing will be halted by the government as it imposes new rules on landlords, it was announced yesterday. John Healey, housing minister, said landlords wishing to rent out houses to three or more unrelated tenants will need to apply for planning permission. Councils will receive… Read more »