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What are the natural capital benefits of shooting?

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 »

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Unsustainable pressure on NHS affecting patient care – MDU says

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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British democracy is about to change - but not too much.
Analysis: Who benefits from Clegg’s reforms?

Clegg’s announcement of a raft of constitutional reforms prompted angry outbursts in the Commons. But who benefits, and will anything really change? By Ian Dunt Jack Straw’s rage was palpable as he responded to Nick Clegg’s statement on constitutional reform in the Commons yesterday. Despite having put a referendum on AV in its manifesto, Labour… Read more »

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Cabinet Office's Francis Maude pledges to legislate
Govt crushes civil servants’ redundancy revolt

By politics.co.uk staff A union challenge to reform of civil servants’ redundancy packages will be blocked through legislation, as ministers quickly abandoned hope of resolving the dispute through negotiation. Yesterday Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union general secretary Mark Serwotka warned industrial action was a near certainty in the face of proposals which would bring… Read more »