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BASC was pleased to host the Secretary of State for Defra, Steve Barclay, at the inaugural Northern Gamekeepers’ Conference on Friday 8 March in the historic grounds of the Swinton Estate in Masham, North Yorkshire. The main hall at the Swinton Park Hotel was standing room only as gamekeepers from across the north of England… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Jim Fairlie, Scotland’s Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, urging for further amendments to be made at the final stage of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill. It comes as the Bill nears the final stage of a debate on March 19… Read more »
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The Institute of Public Policy Research has issued a report that suggests asylum seekers may be motivated by war not economics. The Institute has noted that the three main conflict areas in recent years have each been the largest single source of claimants when their tensions were highest. In 1998 and 1999 the Kosovo crisis… Read more »
A Race-Hate Crimes Forum – thought to be the first of its kind in Europe – is being launched today. The Forum, which brings together 30 organisations including the police, courts and voluntary groups, aims to provide support for victims of racial hatred and reduce the occurrence of such crimes in London. The Metropolitan Police… Read more »