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The Scottish Government has published its Natural Environment Bill, introducing controversial measures that significantly impact deer managers across Scotland. While the Government claims the Bill will modernise deer management to tackle the climate and nature emergency, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has branded the proposals “draconian”. Key provisions in the Bill include… Read more »
BASC has criticised the government’s decision to grant police automatic powers of entry into the homes of firearms certificate holders as unnecessary and an erosion of civil liberties. The police already have powers of entry to prevent crime and if life is in danger. They can also get a warrant from a magistrate and they… Read more »
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The Bank of England has this lunchtime reduced interest rates for the first time since the start of the Covid pandemic, dropping its core base rate by 0.25% from 5.25% to 5.0%. Interest rates had previously risen steadily, doing so on 14 separate occasions from 0.1% in October 2021 to 5.25% in the spring of… Read more »
Following yesterday’s announcement about plans to increase the number of affordable homes, the deputy prime minister has pointed to the sudden work pressure of the job since taking up her post. Speaking today on ITV’s ‘This Morning’ programme, Angela Rayner described her work pattern since this month’s general election as “Eat, sleep, work, repeat” before… Read more »
