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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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Danny Alexander is the new chief secretary to the Treasury
Alexander on defensive over CGT criticism

By politics.co.uk staff The Liberal Democrats’ new chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander is on the defensive after being accused of using a tax loophole to avoid paying capital gains tax (CGT). Mr Alexander did not pay CGT on his London property, for which he claimed £37,000 on MPs’ expenses after designating it his… Read more »

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Stephen Timms spent five days in hospital after being stabbed
Woman faces MP stabbing charges

By politics.co.uk staff The woman who hospitalised former Treasury minister Stephen Timms is appearing in court later. Roshonara Choudhary, 21, of East Ham, London, is due at the Old Bailey where she faces charges of attempted murder and two counts of possession of an offensive weapon. It follows the injuries suffered by Mr Timms at… Read more »