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 Scottish National party (SNP) are confident of victory in this week’s Glenrothes by-election, after the minutes of an internal Labour meeting were leaked to the press. The minutes indicated deep divisions in the Labour camp, with complaints the Fife party was “not geared up for modern campaigning”. The document also said Gordon Brown’s meeting… Read more »
There are concerns legal aid in England will suffer as 600 job cuts from the body which provides it are imminent, a union has claimed. The GMB union says it was told today by the Legal Services Commission (LSC) it plans to make the personnel cuts over the next three years. Offices will close in… Read more »
