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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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A leading Tory donor at the centre of the police probe into the cash-for-honours affair has been questioned under caution, it was reported today. Robert Edmiston, the head of automotive IM group, loaned the Conservative party £2 million, and has since said he does not want to be repaid the money. The multi-millionaire was nominated… Read more »
Change was the key message put out by senior Conservatives today, as they began their first party conference with David Cameron in charge. The Tory leader, David Davis, William Hague and Francis Maude all used their opening speeches in Bournemouth to stress to the party faithful that although they might not like it, the party… Read more »
