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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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Brown, the backbencher
Sketch: How the clunking are fallen

Gordon Brown looked as jittery as ever before he resumed his parliamentary career last night. The agonies of power haven’t yet fully worn off. By Alex Stevenson The former prime minister had chosen to make his debut speech as a backbencher in as low-key a setting as possible – a Monday night adjournment debate. These… Read more »

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Lady Thatcher has reportedly recovered well from a bout of flu
Thatcher set to leave hospital

By politics.co.uk staff Margaret Thatcher will leave hospital today, two weeks after being admitted with flu symptoms. The former prime minister fell ill shortly before her 85th birthday, so that she was unable to attend a party organised in her honour at No 10. She was later admitted to hospital on October 19th, though her… Read more »