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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has begun work on the UK-leg of a leading international project aiming to track the Eurasian wigeon. Titled Project Penelope, after the wigeon’s Latin name Mareca penelope, the study will follow the species’ flyway with field work carried out across the UK, Denmark and Finland. BASC, in partnership with… Read more »
Environment Secretary George Eustice MP praised the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) for its role in protecting the British countryside during the Conservative Conference in Manchester. Speaking at a rural reception hosted by BASC and the Angling Trust, Mr Eustice highlighted the conservation that takes place as a direct result of shooting…. Read more »
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Tony Blair’s flagship city academy policy should be expanded to include special needs schools, a Tory policy group has suggested. The commission also backs up Conservative arguments against inclusion. “The government’s policy of ‘inclusion’ – closing special schools and sending large numbers of children with special education needs to mainstream schools – has caused great… Read more »
Gordon Brown is increasingly expected to call an early election as his own popularity contrasts with David Cameron’s dwindling fortune. However, the precise timing of the election remains uncertain as the prime minister considers the competing factors driving his decision, including the state of the economy and Labour’s own financial problems. Opinion has broadly solidified… Read more »
