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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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Alistair Darling’s Budget may have given “insufficient weight” to the risks of continued financial market turbulence in making forecasts for economic growth, a report by the House of Commons Treasury committee has claimed. The committee said the margin by which the government forecast that it will meet the sustainable investment rule is “extremely tight”, especially… Read more »
A Commons clash between Harriet Harman and William Hague provided political analysts with an amusing session on Wednesday. The pair were subbing for Gordon Brown and David Cameron’s usual prime minister’s questions in a refreshing series of boisterous exchanges. Apart from a brief period when Ms Harman was forced to admit the UK economy faces… Read more »
