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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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Plans to allow EU citizens to travel abroad for operations have been delayed. The European Commission was to unveil its unifying healthcare proposals today, but “agenda reasons” mean the plans will not be published until next year. The proposals have already come under attack from those concerned by the viability of treatment for British patients…. Read more »
Gordon Brown has been challenged to allow his party to have an open vote on the EU treaty by the Conservatives. Following his statement to parliament today, the prime minister was yet again called upon to call a referendum on the EU reform treaty, before being urged by opposition leader David Cameron to allow the… Read more »
