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Rural mental health inquiry must account for gamekeepers and shooting, says BASC

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has raised the importance of recognising the challenges faced by gamekeepers and the physical and mental health benefits of shooting within the Environment Food Rural Affairs (EFRA) committee’s mental health inquiry. The wide-ranging inquiry launched in November 2021 will set out recommendations about how the government can… Read more »

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British national security has 'major weaknesses'
British national security ‘weak’

There are “major weaknesses” in the government’s national security structures, a report out today claims. A group of security commissioners headed by former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown and ex-Nato secretary general George Robertson claim that Britain has failed to adequately improve national security despite escalating threats in recent years. The wide-ranging report – which… Read more »

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Massive support for legalisation of prostitution
Massive support for legalisation of prostitution

There are signs of massive public support for a law legalising prostitution, a politics.co.uk poll revealed today. The news follows government plans to criminalise paying for sex when the worker is “under the control” of someone else – effectively criminalising 90 per cent of transactions. politics.co.uk asked users what should be done with the industry…. Read more »