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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 Alex Stevenson A strong Labour performance in local government elections has bucked the national trend, but the Conservatives have insisted they are still the dominant party in local politics. The Tories lost eight councils but still controlled 65 councils compared to Labour’s 36 and the Lib Dems’ 13. “We have retained our position as… Read more »
By Ian Dunt The BNP have been decimated in a disastrous night for the far-right party. “We’ve been wiped out,” leader Nick Griffin admitted on the Today programme after discovering his party had lost all 12 of its seats on Barking and Dagenham council. The loss in the area mirrored Mr Griffin’s drubbing at the… Read more »
