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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 Activists are setting up a life-sized death row cell in Trafalgar Square to highlight the plight of a British citizen awaiting execution in Texas. Linda Carty has been sentenced to die by lethal injection for ordering the murder of Joana Rodriguez, but campaigners highlight a number of inconsistencies and errors in the… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff More young people grow up in workless households in Liverpool and Manchester than anywhere else in the UK, according to new research from the Prince’s Trust. The research found that one in three children in the cities had parents who did not go to work, compared to one in six elsewhere. The… Read more »