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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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By politics.co.uk staff The final round of questions for the defence establishment are being delivered by the Iraq inquiry today. Sir Kevin Tebbit, former permanent secretary at the Ministry of Defence (MoD), said Gordon brown, then chancellor, insisted on a “complete guillotine” of defence spending just months after the invasion. The £1 billion cut was… Read more »
By politics.co.uk Alleged mistreatment of asylum seekers by the UK Border Agency is to be investigated by parliament after a whistleblower revealed a culture of abuse at the agency. Claims from former Border Agency worker Louise Perrett prompted demands for an investigation from Keith Vaz, chairman of the home affairs committee. They are also set… Read more »
