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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is urging supporters of sustainable shooting to take immediate action in response to a petition by Wild Justice calling for a ban on grouse shooting. Many newly elected MPs may be unfamiliar with the environmental, social and economic benefits sustainable grouse shooting delivers, leaving them open to… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has called on the government to press ahead with long promised reforms aimed at controlling the costs of clinical negligence cases. In written evidence to the House of Commons public accounts committee into NHS financial sustainability the MDU explains that the government must introduce legal reforms to the current clinical negligence system… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff David Cameron has opted for a suitably patriotic selection when asked his favourite kids’ book – while Nick Clegg went with something sillier. The prime minister said his favourite children’s book was ‘Our Island Story’ by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall, while the deputy prime minister opted for The Gruffalo, by Julia Donaldson. The… Read more »
By Ian Dunt The Downing Street spin operation is frantically trying to present a mild rise in the UK’s EU budget as a victory for the prime minister. David Cameron managed to limit plans for a 5.9% rise to 2.9% last night, after a round of negotiations. Mr Cameron insisted he had managed to fight… Read more »
