* general election 2010
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is delighted to announce Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal as the Association’s new Patron. In response to her acceptance, BASC Council chairman, Eoghan Cameron, said: “We are privileged that The Princess Royal has accepted the invitation to become our new Patron. The news has been warmly welcomed… Read more »
Nick Beavis has been crowned the winner of this year’s BASC .410 World Championships – the fourth time he has won. The clay shooting competition, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, was held at the Dovey Valley Shooting Ground, Llanwrin, over the weekend. More than 100 participants travelled from all over the UK to take part,… Read more »
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Theirs is a beautiful relationship: a meeting of minds which has elevated the Liberal Democrats to, er, exactly the same place they were five years ago. By Alex Stevenson In the orange corner: Nick Clegg, the youthful and energetic leader who specialises in bounding out of bed to be fresh-faced in front of the nation’s… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Alex Salmond has unveiled the Scottish National party (SNP) manifesto for the general election, urging Scots to avoid spending cuts imposed from London. He pledged greater cooperation with Welsh nationalists Plaid Cymru and a restoration of community-based politics. “We will break through the cosy Westminster consensus on cuts,” Mr Salmond said. “There… Read more »
