Climate Change
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has urged the Scottish Government to ‘avoid pursuing’ DMNROs in the proposed new Natural Environment Bill. The bill was included in the Programme for Government, set out by First Minister John Swinney last week. The government has also now published its analysis of the responses to the… Read more »
As part of an ongoing commitment to support police forces across Scotland with training for Firearms Enquiry Officers (FEOs), BASC hosted ten members of Police Scotland’s FEO team. This was the third ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) training session BASC has held with Police Scotland and will be followed by a number of courses over the… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt Chris Huhne has defended his decision to give way to Tory policy on nuclear power to a skeptical Lib Dem audience. In his key note speech to the party conference in Liverpool, the energy and climate change secretary delivered a passionate defense of his decision to back down on his opposition to… Read more »
by Peter Wozniak People need to begin preparing for the effects of climate change now, the environment secretary has warned. A report by the adaptation sub-committee argued that the effects of climate change are already visible in the UK, and will grow in scale and severity over time. The report concluded that the government needed… Read more »
