*Comment & Analysis
The first BASC Wildlife Fund political reception was held in the Senedd this week, highlighting to cross-party MSs the positive impact sustainable shooting has on conservation efforts and connecting people with their environment. The reception aimed to introduce the BASC Wildlife Fund (BWF) to Members of the Senedd (MSs), showcasing the work of shoots, clubs… Read more »
BASC amendments place the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill on a more ‘workable’ footing. BASC has claimed a significant victory in a crucial vote on the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill, which will ensure that grouse shooting continues unhampered. MSPs in the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee today, 7 February, entered day one of… Read more »
Latest articles
By Alex Stevenson This year’s top private member’s bills vying to become law are as different as the MPs presenting them. For the next five weeks every Friday the Commons chamber will see MPs struggle to get their bill through the House. The members involved were selected at random in a ballot; it might have… Read more »
By Samantha Cullen What effect will the global downturn have on the European ideal of a free market? Protectionism is on the agenda this weekend as European Union leaders meet to discuss their stance on how to confront the global economic downturn. Across the EU’s member states, politicians may feel a greater temptation to focus… Read more »
