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A year on from BASC Scotland’s call for the establishment of a Gamekeeping Taskforce, the Minister for Environment and Land Reform, Màiri McAllan MSP, has been urged to address the ongoing difficulties facing gamekeepers and rural workers in managing the countryside. Ahead of the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary election BASC Scotland called for the creation of a Scottish Gamekeeping… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) will be challenging many of the restriction proposals put forward by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on the use and sale of lead ammunition for outdoor recreational shooting in England, Scotland and Wales. Following detailed analysis of the HSE evidence and proposals, BASC has produced positions… Read more »
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The government is not doing enough to safeguard the UK’s security, David Cameron has warned in his first major speech since last week’s terror alert. The Conservative leader said his party wanted to work with ministers to tackle terrorism, but argued that they had failed to take the required action so far. Mr Cameron said… Read more »
Passenger profiling would be akin to introducing a new offence of “travelling while Asian”, one of Britain’s top Muslim police officers has warned. Metropolitan police chief superintendent Ali Desai said proposals to allow airport security staff to target specific people could alienate large sections of society. He was speaking after reports suggest the Department for… Read more »
