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 The Conservatives have announced proposals to help tenants who face eviction when their home is repossessed. According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), some 75,000 homes could be repossessed in the UK this year, and of those, 10,000 would be in the rental sector. The Tories are calling on the government… Read more »
By Laura Miller Chancellor Alastair Darling was today forced to rein in his hopes for a recession-beating “new global deal” next month, after Washington said it would not be negotiating a “specific commitment” at the G20 meeting. Mr Darling said it was important to be “realistic” about what the London summit could achieve, and that… Read more »
