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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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Menzies Campbell says the UK must focus more on Europe
Ming makes the case for Europe

Britain’s global interests are far better served by its ties with the EU than the US but it must stop “squandering” this potential, Menzies Campbell has warned. The Liberal Democrat leader accused Labour and the Conservatives of avoiding the issue of Europe because of fears it may damage their electoral prospects, but warned this reluctance… Read more »

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David Cameron seeks to reassure MEPs of his support for EU
Tories will be ‘champions for change in Europe’

David Cameron will today express his support for the European Union but insist it must end the “culture of hopelessness” that haunts it at the moment. The Conservative leader will call on his party to be “the champions for real change in Europe” and face up to the union’s damaging economic and environmental policies. “We… Read more »