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BASC issues warning to Minister ahead of final Grouse Bill debate

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 »

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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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New measures announced on how to improve housing supply
Consultation launched on development tax

Local authorities could take part of the profits made by housing developments to invest in roads, schools and hospitals, Gordon Brown has said. The chancellor made the announcement in his pre-Budget report as part of a series of measures designed to help more people on to the property ladder. There are now one million more… Read more »

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Unison general secretary Dave Prentis condemns local government pension plans
Union anger over local government pension plans

The government has today announced plans to scrap a rule allowing local government workers to retire on a full pension at the age of 60. It argues that the rule of 85, which applies to employees whose age and years of service add up to 85, breaches European age discrimination legislation. “The rule of 85… Read more »