Democratic Unionist Party
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has urged the Scottish Government to ‘avoid pursuing’ DMNROs in the proposed new Natural Environment Bill. The bill was included in the Programme for Government, set out by First Minister John Swinney last week. The government has also now published its analysis of the responses to the… Read more »
As part of an ongoing commitment to support police forces across Scotland with training for Firearms Enquiry Officers (FEOs), BASC hosted ten members of Police Scotland’s FEO team. This was the third ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) training session BASC has held with Police Scotland and will be followed by a number of courses over the… Read more »
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While there has been some appreciation of the difficulties caused by the Protocol that the EU has seen fit to impose upon Northern Ireland as part of Brexit, the extent of the difficulties has been, and continues to be, massively under-estimated. One clear example of this tendency is provided by the Sub Committee on the… Read more »
Perhaps more than in any other part of the UK, Thursday’s elections in Northern Ireland could mark a significant political shift for the region. In its Assembly elections Sinn Féin gained a majority in Stormont for the first time in its history. Across the region, 239 candidates ran for 90 seats across 18 constituencies, with… Read more »
