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BASC responds to Scottish Government’s announcement on deer management

Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »

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Comment: A savage attack on higher education

The Browne review into higher education funding threatens Britain’s future as a centre of knowledge. By Sally Hunt Lord Browne has produced a radical report that transfers the cost of a university education from state to student, seemingly to plug a massive hole in public spending that will be laid bare in next week’s comprehensive… Read more »

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Lord Browne's review allows for doubling of tuition fees
Lib Dem MPs plot tuition fees fightback

By Alex Stevenson Liberal Democrat MPs are preparing a lengthy campaign to fight the coalition’s plans for higher education, as the fallout from yesterday’s Browne review continues. The party’s MPs signed a pledge before the general election making their opposition to tuition fees clear. But Nick Clegg’s coalition with the Conservatives means many Lib Dem… Read more »