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New Natural History GCSE will ‘engage and inspire’ young people, says BASC

BASC has said a new Natural History GCSE will help support the decision makers of the future steer the natural world for years to come. The new GCSE – which is set to launch in September 2025 – has the potential to engage thousands of schoolchildren each year by tackling topics such as conservation, sustainability, species interactions, climate change and… Read more »

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Review of dog microchipping regulations underway

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) will be pushing for “meaningful improvements” within a Defra-published public consultation on a series of proposals to the dog microchipping regulations. The Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations were introduced in 2015 to increase re-unification rates of lost and stolen dogs, benefiting dog welfare and saving local authorities… Read more »

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Darling rules out private equity tax hike

Alistair Darling has ruled out an immediate change to the tax rules governing private equity firms, warning it could harm the economy. In an interview with the Financial Times, the new chancellor warned against any tax reforms that could have “unintended” or “undesirable” consequences. Critics have called on the Treasury to change the tax regime… Read more »

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'Stalinist' Brown launches 11th Budget
Brown’s Budget tax shock deflects from bad week

Gordon Brown may have promised not to use Budget 2007 to launch his leadership bid, but Westminster commentators have already called it one of his most political Budgets yet. Entering the Commons following poor opinion polls, inflation at a 15-year-high and a ‘Stalinist’ jibe from a leading civil servant, the chancellor was not unveiling his… Read more »