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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 American anger at the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi reflects their “culture of vengeance”, the head of the Scottish Roman Catholic Church has said. Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s comments come as the first anniversary of Megrahi’s release approaches. Scottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill made the decision to free the bomber on compassionate… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff David Cameron invoked patriotic language as he sought to justify the coalition government’s agenda for massive reductions in public spending. The prime minister said ministers had a “duty” to reduce expenditure because of the legacy the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had been left by Labour. Writing in the Sunday Times, he likened… Read more »