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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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Saint no more? Cable U-turns on graduate tax
Cable rules out graduate tax

By Ian Dunt The prospect of a graduate tax to pay for university has finally been ruled out, with Vince Cable writing to his colleagues to say it was not going ahead. The business secretary will pledge to Tory and Lib Dem MPs that he would ensure a ‘progressive element’ was added to any rise… Read more »

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Clegg 'third most influential right-winger'
Clegg ‘third most influential right-winger’

Ian Dunt Nick Clegg’s attempts to convince his party that cooperation on deficit reduction is in line with liberal philosophy took a beating today when he was made the third most influential right-winger in the country. The Daily Telegraph list put David Cameron in the top spot and George Osborne in second place. But Mr… Read more »