

BASC has said a new Natural History GCSE will help support the decision makers of the future steer the natural world for years to come. The new GCSE – which is set to launch in September 2025 – has the potential to engage thousands of schoolchildren each year by tackling topics such as conservation, sustainability, species interactions, climate change and… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) will be pushing for “meaningful improvements” within a Defra-published public consultation on a series of proposals to the dog microchipping regulations. The Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations were introduced in 2015 to increase re-unification rates of lost and stolen dogs, benefiting dog welfare and saving local authorities… Read more »
Cameron does enough to alienate centrists with right-wing policies on immigration but not enough to placate his backbenchers on an EU referendum.
Former chancellor Nigel Lawson has issued a challenge to the authority of David Cameron by insisting he will vote against membership of the EU whatever deal the prime minister might be able to secure.