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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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German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has said he is confident of winning a permanent seat on the United Nations security council. He said Germany, Japan, Brazil and India – the G4 – had formulated a “convincing concept” to reform the UN which would win support at the world body’s general assembly. The G4 is making the… Read more »
World leaders have unanimously condemned yesterday’s terrorist attacks in London, in which at least 37 people died and 700 were wounded. Speaking before flying to the G8 summit in Gleneagles, UN secretary general Kofi Annan said “the atrocious bombings” were tantamount to an “attack on humanity” itself. He expressed his solidarity with Britons and the… Read more »
