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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Senior government officials ‘right at the top of Whitehall’ no longer believe that weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are likely to be found in Iraq, the BBC’s political editor, Andrew Marr, has claimed. However, the Government itself continues to believe that evidence of WMD development programmes could still be turned up, according to Mr Marr…. Read more »
Prime Minister Tony Blair has told Labour MPs not to forsake the “tremendous prize” of an historic Labour third term. Most agree the credibility and popularity of the PM have been damaged by the furore over the “dodgy dossier” and the unpopular US-led Iraq war. Add to this Labour’s apparent failure to deliver promised radical… Read more »
