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“Outright ban” on snares will have devastating consequences for biodiversity and the Welsh countryside, warns BASC

Banning snares including modern humane cable restraints in Wales will remove an essential conservation tool and could result in local extinctions, the UK’s largest shooting and conservation organisation has warned. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), which has its head office in north Wales, is now calling on the Welsh Government to rethink proposed… Read more »

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Businesses must invest in midlife and older workers to unlock economic growth, says think tank Phoenix Insights

Phoenix Insights, the think tank addressing the challenge of longer lives, is calling on businesses to boost economic growth by supporting lifelong learning opportunities among mid and late-career workers, including giving clearer job and career progression assurances for those who retrain Never Too Late to Learn report says UK lags behind other OECD countries in its… Read more »

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Menzies Campbell promises to reform the Liberal Democrats
Lib Dems promise to cut income tax

Menzies Campbell has today committed the Liberal Democrats to cutting 2p on the basic rate of income tax as he attempts to revitalise his ailing leadership. Two days before he celebrates 100 days as leader, Sir Menzies outlined how he intends to reform the party to show people “we are serious about power”. A key… Read more »

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Ming Campbell says fighting crime will be a priority of his leadership
Lib Dems get tough on crime

Menzies Campbell today rejected claims the Liberal Democrats were soft on crime and said tackling this issue was his top priority. The party leader insisted that if the Lib Dems were serious about social justice, they “cannot fail to be serious about preventing crime and enforcing the rules”. In a speech to the Local Government… Read more »