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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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By politics.co.uk staff Set limits on the number of people coming to Britain came into force today as the government introduced an interim measure in preparation of a full cap next year. The formal immigration cap will be imposed from April 2011, but an interim cap is being put in place from today to prevent… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff An unrepentant Peter Mandelson has shrugged of criticisms of his political memoir by insisting that his book would help the future of the Labour party. The former business secretary has been attacked by Labour leadership contenders for revealing further details of the fraught relationship between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown throughout the… Read more »
