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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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Muslim prisoners at a Cambridgeshire jail are acting in gangs and making concerted efforts to convert fellow inmates to radical Islam, an inspection report has found. The chief inspector of prisons also said there was a fundamental problem in the relationship between and the 120 Muslim inmates at Whitemoor prison. “There was a perception among… Read more »
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York have launched strong attacks on unbridled capitalism, calling speculators “bank robbers”. Speaking to the annual dinner of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers last night, Archbishop of York John Sentamu criticised modern financial techniques such as short selling, which many hold responsible for the vertiginous drop… Read more »
