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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has committed to contributing £75,000 towards Natural England’s hen harrier recovery work over the next three years, via its Legacy Fund. Three annual payments of £25,000 will aid Natural England’s objectives of winter roost monitoring, support and education around diversionary feeding, and the southern reintroduction of the species. The three-year agreement follows… Read more »
he new Animal Sentience Committee will now have to respect cultural traditions, religion, and heritage when scrutinising government policy following a successful amendment, which has been supported by BASC, to the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill. A group of 31 MPs proposed an amendment accepted by the government at the report stage of the Animal Welfare (Sentience)… Read more »
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The Conservatives are on course to secure an overall majority at the next general election, having extended their lead across nearly all sections of society. After a series of polls suggesting Gordon Brown’s falling support had plateaued, the latest ComRes poll for the Independent hands David Cameron his strongest lead yet of 11 points. After… Read more »
There is growing pressure on Conservative deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft to clarify his tax position. The Tory peer has long refused to confirm whether he is domiciled for tax in the UK but now faces exclusion from the House of Lords unless he can prove his status as a British tax payer. Lord Strathclyde, leader… Read more »