NHS

Featured
BASC logo
BASC respond to the England Deer Strategy

Following the publication of the England Deer Management Strategy, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) head of deer management Martin Edwards said: “The government’s commitment to tackling the growing deer population in the UK is commendable. However, it will only succeed if it has the support of every deer manager, the majority of… Read more »

Featured
BASC logo
Northern Ireland Police Service declares Firearms and Explosives Branch “critical incident”

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has declared a “critical incident” due to protracted backlogs of applications within its firearms licensing department.  A critical incident is defined as “Any incident where the effectiveness of the police response is likely to have a significant impact on the confidence of the victim, their family or the community”. The… Read more »

Latest articles

News
Andy Burnham
Burnham keeps up NHS attack

By Ian Dunt Andy Burnham has tried to keep up the attack on the Tories following last week’s controversy over the NHS by saying David Cameron would turn the service into “a quango”. The Conservatives intended to take a “major gamble” with the NHS, the health secretary added. Writing in the Guardian, Mr Burham said… Read more »

News
The NHS trend is huge
Brown intervenes in American NHS debate

By Ian Dunt Gordon Brown has gone about as far as politically possible to intervene in the debate over American adverts casting the NHS in a bad light, by tweeting his support for the institution. Anger across Britain grew by the hour yesterday as details spread of the US adverts showing across the Atlantic. The… Read more »