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BASC responds to Scottish Government’s announcement on deer management

Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »

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Brown looks to recovery, but spending cut headache won't go away
Brown rises above cuts burden

By Alex Stevenson Gordon Brown has laid out his vision for Britain’s recovery in a major speech on the economy, but the threat of further public sector strikes is reminding voters of the spending cuts still to come. The prime minister addressed a Canary Wharf audience this morning as he assessed the state of the… Read more »

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Mark Serwotka is general secretary of the PCS union
PCS plots more strike action

By Alex Stevenson Civil servants are considering fresh industrial action after completing a 48-hour strike against changes to the civil service compensation scheme. The Public and Commercial Service (PCS) union’s Mark Serwotka told politics.co.uk that Gordon Brown needed to come to the negotiating table and begin talking if he wanted a “stable situation” going into… Read more »