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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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Faith ‘hate crime’ has risen nearly 600 per cent in London since the July 7th bombings, according to Scotland Yard. The figures included verbal and physical attacks as well as criminal damage to property including mosques. There were 273 incidents reported since the suicide bombings compared to only 41 over the same period (July 6th… Read more »
The prime minister’s party agent has added to the speculation that Tony Blair will step down as an MP at the next general election. His intervention came on the same day as Downing Street said Mr Blair had no intention of doing so, following reports in The Guardian on Monday that he had already informed… Read more »
