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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 problems of racial segregation in the UK are getting worse, Britain’s race chief believes. Chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality Trevor Phillips will use a speech this week to talk of the racial and religious ghettos that have been revealed in the aftermath of the London bombings. “We are sleepwalking our way to… Read more »
The Conservatives have described the German general election results, which have ended in a stalemate between the two main parties, as a “missed opportunity”. Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) have gained just three seats more than chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s Social Democrats – which means there could be weeks of uncertainty in Europe’s largest economy, as… Read more »