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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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NEETS: 'not in school, employment, or training'
‘NEET’ youths on the Rise

Young people aged 16-24 who are not in school, employment, or training (NEETs) have risen by 132,000 in England over the past five years, government reports have revealed. “These devastating figures reflect the rough deal on offer to so many of our young people,” said shadow skills secretary David Willetts. “If, back in 1997, we… Read more »

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UK unemployment soaring
UK unemployment soaring

Unemployment levels are rising fast in the UK, with a 164,000 increase this month to 1.79 million. The rise marks the eighth monthly increase and is biggest rise in 17 years, taking the official unemployment rate from 5.5 per cent to 5.7 per cent. There has also been a rise in the number of people… Read more »