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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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Unsustainable pressure on NHS affecting patient care – MDU says

Responding to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about cancer care, Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of advisory services said: “The report by England’s NHS Ombudsman of outcomes for cancer patients is yet more evidence of the unsustainable pressure on NHS staff. Our members working in the NHS are… Read more »

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Balls: Police forces put in an `impossible position`
Balls slams ‘blunt instrument’ cuts to police

By Peter Wozniak Ed Balls has lambasted the coalition over plans to force some officers to retire in an effort to make savings. The shadow home secretary’s attack comes a day after it emerged three police forces are being allowed to implement a regulation which can enforce retirement for officers with thirty years service. Mr… Read more »