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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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Read the full letter from a control order subject to the prime minister, where Mahmoud Abu Rideh asks for the right to leave the UK. Dear Mr Brown I want to tell you you are in charge of the country. I have lived for 15 years in this country. I am from Gaza Strip. I… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Law lords have ruled against the use of secret evidence in control order cases, presenting Alan Johnson with his first big test as home secretary. The unanimous ruling does not quash control orders, but instead sends them back to the high court. In a statement Mr Johnson said he found the judgement… Read more »