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BASC warns Natural Environment Bill poses risks to deer management

Ahead of tomorrow’s Stage 1 debate in the Scottish Parliament, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has warned that the Natural Environment Bill poses several risks to the balance of deer management in Scotland. BASC has briefed MSPs on its main concerns and is urging a rethink of proposals that could undermine effective… Read more »

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The year in review – part one

2010 began with an attempted coup against the prime minster and ended with riots in Parliament Square. Ian Dunt reports on a cataclysmic year in British politics. This is the first part of a special two-part feature – come back tomorrow for our concluding feature analysing election year 2010 It was snowing, the sort of… Read more »

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DfID's spending on education programmes overseas is not being properly scrutinised for value for money, say MPs
Aid budget ‘needs more scrutiny’

By politics.co.uk staff The money Britain spends on overseas development to promote education isn’t being properly scrutinised for value for money, MPs have said. The influential public accounts committee argued that with the upcoming rise in the budget for international development, the need to properly assess the impact of its spending would only increase. Committee… Read more »