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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 Ian Dunt Controversial plans to reform the NHS will be laid before parliament later, despite claims that they will wreak havoc in the health service. The plans have been subject to an ever-growing chorus of criticism this week, as unions, medical experts and MPs branded them problematic and rushed. Much of the criticism has… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Britain’s social ills can be tackled by interventions starting right from the moment children are born, a review has found. Labour backbencher Graham Allen has argued in his initial report, published this morning, that early intervention has the potential to save billions of pounds by ending intergenerational cycles of “dysfunction”. He calls… Read more »
