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BASC responds to Scottish Government’s announcement on deer management

Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »

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If voters had gone to the ballot box this week, a new poll reveals Brown would have lost his majority to the Conservatives.
Poll reveals Labour ‘would have lost majority’

Labour have fallen five points behind the Conservatives, further validating Gordon Brown’s decision not to hold an autumn election. Had Mr Brown decided to go to the polls tomorrow, he would likely have lost his overall majority while the Conservatives could have picked up as many as 70 seats, according to the latest opinion poll…. Read more »

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Byrne retains restrictions on Bulgarians and Romanians
Foreign worker limits set to stay

The government has said restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian workers coming to the UK will remain. The announcement comes as the government comes under pressure over the scale of migrant labour, but immigration minister Liam Byrne insists the decision was taken at yesterday’s Cabinet meeting. Under the restrictions, only 20,000 low skilled migrants from Romania… Read more »