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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 »
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By politics.co.uk staff Music videos with suggestive themes should be cracked down on to prevent the sexualisation of children, a Home Office report has suggested. It also called for tougher regulation of sexual imagery, a ban on under-16s buying ‘lads’ mags’ and for games consoles to be sold with parental controls already locked on. “Unless… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff A paragraph criticising MI5 from the ruling concerning Binyam Mohamed earlier this month has been published, in a further damaging blow to the government. The court of apppeal decided to publish the paragraph, which criticises MI5’s role in the affair, despite Foreign Office pressure not to do so. It reveals severe criticism… Read more »