Party Politics
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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By politics.co.uk staff The prime minister and his deputy faced the press today, dismissing the news of Vince Cable’s comments to undercover reporters – but before they were apparently aware of new revelations on Rupert Murdoch BSkyB takeover. David Cameron suggested that the coalition had been more helpful to government policy formation than one party… Read more »
By Ian Dunt Trade union officials have met with the prime minister just as the leader of Unite fights a war of words with Ed Miliband. The Downing Street event was the first official meeting between a Tory prime minister and union leaders since TUC general secretary Norman Willis met Margaret Thatcher during the miners’… Read more »
