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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 government must make a decision within the next year on whether to back a new generation of nuclear power stations, business leaders warn today. The CBI has called on ministers to put in place a coherent energy policy “as a matter of urgency” in order to ensure Britain will have access to the energy… Read more »
John Prescott has called for the resignation of Christopher Meyer as chairman of the Press Complaints Commission. The deputy prime minister joins a growing band of dissenters – including foreign secretary Jack Straw – who have criticised the former ambassador to Washington for the publication of his memoirs, which detail the build-up to the war… Read more »
