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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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Adam Ingram was armed forces minister at the time of Baha Mousa's death in British custody
Ex-minister admits hooding ‘inaccuracy’

By politics.co.uk staff A former armed forces minister has admitted giving inaccurate information to parliament at the Baha Mousa inquiry. Adam Ingram, who was in power in September 2003 when the Iraqi hotel receptionist died in British custody, told the inquiry that he believed it was “correct” that information in a parliamentary answer was not… Read more »

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Cumbria shootings prompt gun control debate

By Ian Dunt and Alex Stevenson Derrick Bird’s shooting spree across Cumbria yesterday, which left 12 people dead, has prompted a debate on the effectiveness of Britain’s gun laws. Police have revealed that the 52-year-old had been a licensed firearms holder for the last 20 years. Home secretary Theresa May confirmed the license covered both… Read more »