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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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A Centrica report on rising domestic gas bills has triggered a torrent of abuse from the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, who are calling on the government to do more to help poorer households before the winter. “Frankly it’s frightening that the Government has no strategy for protecting the poor against rising prices,” said shadow… Read more »
Gordon Brown threw his weight behind an accelerated push for nuclear energy in Britain last night. The prime minister, addressing leaders at the launch of the Mediterranean Union in Paris, revealed his wish to secure a “renaissance of nuclear power” around the world in response to the energy price crisis. Britain has already committed to… Read more »
