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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There are strong signs this morning that former Labour spin-guru Alistair Campbell could be making a return to front line politics for the European and County elections in June. Mr Campbell has previously made it clear he does not want a full-time job but is willing to help out in Labour efforts to get re-elected…. Read more »
Electors in recent by-elections, such as the one in Glasgow East, may have lost out on their chance to vote because of prohibitively short timetables, the Electoral Commission has found. “Short timescales mean that electors have little time – in some instances only two working days – to register to vote or apply for a… Read more »
