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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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Lib Dems rising high in polls
The polls: Lib Dems nose ahead

By politics.co.uk staff The Liberal Democrat bubble has not yet burst, a week on from the TV debate which gave Nick Clegg such a boost. The latest poll, The YouGov/Sun Daily tracker, puts the hitherto third party in first place, going to 34%, up three points from the day before. The Conservatives lose two points… Read more »

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Facebook has aided Luton South's Joe Hall
Facebook fuels Luton South outsider

By Alex Stevenson An independent candidate standing in the crucial Labour-Conservative Luton South marginal has given his campaign a boost by attracting more Facebook supporters than those of almost all the Cabinet. Joe Hall has 1,200 supporters on the social networking website, compared to just 261 for Conservative candidate Nigel Huddleston and 221 for Labour’s… Read more »