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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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By politics.co.uk staff Around 3,500 A-level students with straight-As will not get into university this year, higher education minister David Willetts has warned. He said many top students’ failure to apply to courses with lower entry requirements meant some of Britain’s best-qualified students would miss out this year. “That’s their decision. They can choose how… Read more »

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By politics.co.uk staff Many more young people aged 16 to 18 are not in education, employment of training than previously thought, the Audit Commission has claimed. Its report on ‘Neets’ suggests one in four could be in this situation, dramatically more than the ten per cent average estimated by the government’s annual ‘snapshot’ survey during… Read more »