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 Alex Stevenson Ministers have confirmed plans to remove the default retirement age completely by October this year. The decision comes in the face of major opposition from employers, who will no longer be able to force employees to retire when they reach their 65th birthday. Britain’s ageing population has put pressure on the government… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Labour is refusing to apologise for the Phil Woolas affair all the way up to polling day. Candidate Debbie Abrahams and election coordinator Andy Burnham repeated the party’s line on the issue at one of the final campaigning sessions of the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election earlier today. Labour are expected to… Read more »
