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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A report today claims the shadow chancellor’s proposed savings would fall £3 billion short and take five years longer than he estimated. At the Tory party conference George Osborne confirmed reports that under a Conservative government the state retirement age would rise to 66 ten years earlier than planned, saving £13 billion a year from… Read more »
By Liz Stephens The prime minister has congratulated US president Barack Obama on winning the Nobel peace prize today. A Downing Street spokesman told politics.co.uk: “The prime minister has sent a private message of congratulations.” However, Downing Street would not be drawn on the content of the message. Mr Obama was awarded the prize “for… Read more »
