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BASC issues warning to Minister ahead of final Grouse Bill debate

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Jim Fairlie, Scotland’s Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, urging for further amendments to be made at the final stage of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill. It comes as the Bill nears the final stage of a debate on March 19… Read more »

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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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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 »

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Rush for Britain’s new nuclear power stations

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 »