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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 Reductions in police numbers are inevitable, the president of the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) has warned. Sir Hugh Orde’s concerns came as he prepared to give a speech to Acpo’s annual conference. The Home Office, as one of the government departments not protected by ringfencing, faces a 25% reduction in… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff David Cameron takes his Cabinet to Yorkshire today, in a continuation of Gordon Brown’s attempts to break the London-centric nature of British politics. He is expected to use the event to unveil a £1bn Regional Growth Fund to contribute to regional economies. Labour was criticised for turning the Cabinet into a photo-op… Read more »