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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 »
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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The Liberal Democrats have rejected calls for their MPs to have a free vote on Trident replacement, as new figures suggest the true cost of the nuclear system is £76 billion. Delegates at the party conference in Brighton defeated a motion put by former environment spokesman Norman Baker to allow Lib Dem MPs to vote… Read more »
Intercept evidence should be admissible in court for people suspected of terrorism, the attorney general has argued. There is currently a ban on using evidence from phone taps, but this could be lifted in the wake of comments from Lord Goldsmith, who said information gained in this way should be used in terrorism and organised… Read more »
