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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The security services and police could be handed legally-binding powers to ban the media from reporting matters of national security in new proposals reportedly being discussed in Whitehall. The new proposal is said to be included in a report by the intelligence and security committee due before the end of the year. The Independent newspaper… Read more »
The government is hinting it will announce tax cuts in its Pre-Budget Report, but rumours that these will reach £15 billion appear unfounded. Gordon Brown told ITV1’s GMTV programme this morning he would help hard-working families in the Pre-Budget Report, which is expected next week. It follows a weekend of briefings in which the government… Read more »
