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A new scientific paper into the social, mental and wellbeing attributes of those who participate in game shooting has been highlighted as significant by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). The new paper, published in the journal Ageing & Society, concludes that participation in shooting and shooting-related activities, such as beating and picking-up, results… Read more »
Responding to the publication of England’s National Food Strategy, Sarah Woolley, General Secretary of the Bakers and Allied Food Workers Union (BFAWU) said: “With 10 million people across the UK facing food poverty, this new strategy needed to bring meaningful change and recommend a ‘Right to Food’ law, instead it offers little more than crumbs… Read more »
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Gordon Brown has defended his health secretary as the Labour party is beset by another accusation of funding impropriety. The prime minister said Alan Johnson was not corrupt for accepting a third-party donation to his deputy leadership campaign. Yesterday it emerged Mr Johnson, who lost out in the Labour deputy race to Harriet Harman, accepted… Read more »
The extent of the donations scandal afflicting Labour has widened after fresh allegations concerning Cabinet minister Alan Johnson emerged. A newspaper claimed on Sunday the health secretary’s campaign team had accepted a proxy donation worth £3,334 during his unsuccessful 2007 bid to become the party’s deputy leader. The claims come days after work and pensions… Read more »
