Climate Change
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 »
Responding to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about cancer care, Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of advisory services said: “The report by England’s NHS Ombudsman of outcomes for cancer patients is yet more evidence of the unsustainable pressure on NHS staff. Our members working in the NHS are… Read more »
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The controversial congestion charge proposals for Greater Manchester have been backed by the government. Transport secretary Ruth Kelly told MPs the government approved of the plans in principle, meaning drivers will need to pay £5 to enter the city centre at peak times. She said Manchester was a “world class city [that deserved] a world… Read more »
Oxfam has attacked the government’s biofuels policy, suggesting it is as unsustainable as it is unethical. The global charity is holding a protest in Westminster today against the renewable transport fuel obligation, which from tomorrow will force all diesel and petrol sold in Britain to contain 2.5 per cent of biofuels. World Bank chief Robert… Read more »
