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Legacy Fund aids Great Bustard conservation work

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has donated £15,000 to the Wiltshire-based Great Bustard Group to further its work in re-establishing the species into the wild.   The Great Bustard Group was set up in 1998 to explore the possibility of re-establishing the Great Bustard as a self-sustaining species on Salisbury Plain.  … Read more »

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“Advocate for our sport”, Tom Friar wins BASC Shotgun Coach of the Year

Kent-based shotgun coach Tom Friar has won the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) Shotgun Coach of the Year award, being presented the shield at this year’s Weston Park County Fair.   Usually found teaching at the Kent and Sussex Shooting School and West Kent Shooting School, Tom Friar has been volunteering with BASC… Read more »

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Osborne: the weak link?
Analysis: Is Osborne the weak link?

The shadow chancellor is the centre of Labour’s attacks. Is that wise? By Ian Dunt Slowly but decisively the spotlight turns on Osborne, and he sweats beneath it. There was always a superficial problem with the shadow chancellor, an aesthetic problem. He is simply not likeable. The way he laughs is not likeable, and the… Read more »

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Business groups expressed sympathy with the Tory agenda today
Pro-Tory letter prompts govt spat

By politics.co.uk staff Peter Mandelson’s comment that the business leaders backing Tories’ national insurance (NI) policy have been decieved prompted a spat with the government today. Bosses from some of Britain’s biggest businesses had backed Conservative plans to scrap the planned rise in (NI) contributions. The leaders of 23 companies, including Sainsbury’s, Marks and Spencer… Read more »