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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 Government and leading players in Northern Ireland enter make or break talks today that will determine whether devolution is restored in the province this side of the next general election. London and Dublin are pressing for signs from Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionist Party over their willingness to strike a new power-sharing deal…. Read more »
Labour is failing to win the hearts and minds of British Muslims, an ICM poll for The Guardian has found. Most Muslims said they were unconvinced by Tony Blair’s assurances that the war on terror was not targeted at Islam. The poll found Liberal Democrats were the party most likely to take up the slack… Read more »