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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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The Government’s drive to reduce poverty among children and pensioners may be working, but childless adults are facing increased poverty. The finding comes in a new report by the New Policy Institute for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. It finds that poverty in Britain is continuing to decline, but on a number of indicators some trends… Read more »
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has said he will outline a “patriotic vision” of Britain’s future in the forthcoming Pre-Budget Report. The report on Thursday is being interpreted as a mini manifesto on what Labour aims to deliver in an historic third term of office. Gordon Brown told an audience at the Political Studies Association… Read more »
