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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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Pupils could apply for university with their actual results under new proposals announced by the higher education minister today. Bill Rammell has launched a consultation document on proposals designed to make the university admissions process fairer, which could come into effect by 2008. Universities currently depend on students’ predicted grades when deciding whether to offer… Read more »
Cherie Blair yesterday caused a stir when she suggested some Muslims interpreted Islam as a way to treat women as second-class citizens. The prime minister’s wife told journalists at a private lunch in New Delhi that she was “fascinated by Islam” but warned that some people used it to deprive women of human rights on… Read more »