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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’s proposed pension reforms are necessary to avert a future pension crisis, Peter Hain argued today. Speaking as the pensions bill enters its second reading in the Commons, the work and pensions secretary defended the proposed reforms, arguing they would prevent the burden of a future generation funding an ageing population. The government wants… Read more »
Read the full transcript of Gordon Brown’s speech on the future of the NHS It is a pleasure to be here today to congratulate all of you here at Kings College London and the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing for the contribution you make to the health of our country. Almost one hundred and fifty… Read more »
