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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has committed to contributing £75,000 towards Natural England’s hen harrier recovery work over the next three years, via its Legacy Fund. Three annual payments of £25,000 will aid Natural England’s objectives of winter roost monitoring, support and education around diversionary feeding, and the southern reintroduction of the species. The three-year agreement follows… Read more »
he new Animal Sentience Committee will now have to respect cultural traditions, religion, and heritage when scrutinising government policy following a successful amendment, which has been supported by BASC, to the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill. A group of 31 MPs proposed an amendment accepted by the government at the report stage of the Animal Welfare (Sentience)… Read more »
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Conservative party leader David Cameron today gave a surprise statement calling for the main political parties to work together amid the economic crisis gripping the world. Mr Cameron will give his main speech to the party tomorrow in which he will outline his proposals to fix the economy. But he said, given the current concerns… Read more »
The Tories have promised a two year freeze in council tax if they achieve power. The promise constituted the most important part of shadow chancellor George Osborne’s speech today to the Conservative party conference, in which he tried to peg the country’s current economic woes on to 11 years of Labour government. “We are going… Read more »
