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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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By politics.co.uk staff Foreign Office and development ministers will today outline a new rulebook guiding British officials on how to support and monitor elections overseas. Stephen O’Brien from the Department for International Development (DfID) and Foreign Office minister Jeremy Browne will stress the importance of free and fair elections in encouraging democratic ideals. Mr Browne… Read more »
By Ian Dunt The fallout from last week’s tuition fees protest continued today, with police, student activists and the coalition itself under the spotlight. The home secretary updated the Commons on the violence at last Thursday’s demonstration. Meanwhile, prominent Tory MP David Davis said the vote revealed widespread discontent with the coalition among Tory MPs…. Read more »