A year on from BASC Scotland’s call for the establishment of a Gamekeeping Taskforce, the Minister for Environment and Land Reform, Màiri McAllan MSP, has been urged to address the ongoing difficulties facing gamekeepers and rural workers in managing the countryside. Ahead of the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary election BASC Scotland called for the creation of a Scottish Gamekeeping… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) will be challenging many of the restriction proposals put forward by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on the use and sale of lead ammunition for outdoor recreational shooting in England, Scotland and Wales. Following detailed analysis of the HSE evidence and proposals, BASC has produced positions… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt Nick Clegg has published proposals to improve army pay, in a coordinated media attack which saw him branding current pay levels “a national disgrace”. The Liberal Democrat leader wants the pay of the lowest paid troops raised by £6,000 a year so that no service personnel in the army, navy or RAF… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Both opposition leaders have now signed up to a TV debate ahead of the general election, leaving Gordon Brown deciding whether he will sign up. The unity of the two parties on the issue was confirmed by a tweet from Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg yesterday, in which he wrote: “I relish… Read more »
