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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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Defence secretary John Reid has insisted that America is standing firm in support and sympathy for the UK amid criticism of a ban that was imposed on US troops visiting London. The US air force issued a military order calling on all UK-based troops to stay out of the M25 area in the wake of… Read more »
More needs to be done to simplify the “overly complicated” inheritance tax system, an influential group of MPs has said. While the Inland Revenue (IR) has made progress in easing the bureaucratic burden on relatives, the committee of public accounts said today that the system is still too complex. The government takes 40 per cent… Read more »
