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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 Ian Dunt Ed and David Miliband are turning the leadership contest into a stereotypical race between old and New Labour, Andy Burnham has argued. The shadow health secretary tried to wrestle his way back into the Labour leadership race today with an attack on both the brothers, saying David Miliband did not offer enough… Read more »
By Ian Dunt Ed Balls has come out fighting in a last-minute bid to salvage his Labour leadership bid, warning that the coalition was at risk of triggering a ‘double dip’ recession. Speaking at Bloomberg this morning, the shadow education secretary said George Osborne risked creating a “perfect storm” by removing liquidity from the economy… Read more »