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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 »
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 »
During the opposition day debate, MPs discussed the integrity of ministers and the ministerial code. Conservative backbencher John Penrose criticised prime minister Boris Johnson’s “serious failings of leadership”. Paymaster general Michael Ellis disagreed, labelling the PM’s actions as “inadvertence” rather than “deliberate conduct”.
During BEIS questions, SNP MP Peter Grant poked fun at the result of the PM no confidence vote on Monday night. “Following on the cricket analogy. One of the golden rules of that great game is that when you know your time is up, you walk”. This comment comes after 148 Conservative MPs voted against… Read more »
