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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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Ministers are today being urged to “be brave” and ban smoking from all workplaces, as the public consultation on legislation proposing a partial ban closes. The last efforts to persuade the government to ditch plans to exempt pubs serving food come as the Department of Health launches a new £5 million campaign warning of the… Read more »
The contribution overseas workers make to the UK economy should be recognised and welcomed, a joint statement from the Home Office, the CBI and the TUC says today. As the debate over levels of immigration escalates in the wake of the July 7th attacks on London, the statement insists that managed migration can have significant… Read more »