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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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Higher education pressure on Lib Dems continues to mount
Lib Dems ‘plotted tuition fees U-turn’ before general election

By politics.co.uk staff The Liberal Democrats planned to abandon their tuition fees pledge before the general election, it has emerged. A book written by Conservative MP Rob Wilson being serialised by the Guardian newspaper has revealed the party planned to ditch its higher education “headache” in secret preparations for coalition negotiations. The news is deeply… Read more »

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Face to face with the law: Student protest gets ugly
The week in politics: Street fights and election disaster

Student riots, lost elections and a new born Miliband made for a busy week. By Ian Dunt It was about a busy week in news, but the media always loves a riot so that’s what we saw the most of. The ancient battle cry of “Tory scum” returned after a prolonged 13 year absence. So… Read more »