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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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The government has been accused of “stigmatising” and “demonising” the Muslim community in its efforts to tackle extremism after last year’s July 7th bombings. Muhammad Abdul Bari, head of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), has written to communities minister Ruth Kelly warning of a “veritable regular drip-fee of ministerial statements stigmatising an entire community”…. Read more »
Faith schools in Britain will be required to reserve at least one quarter of their places to children not from the same religious background, according to a leaked government letter. The Sunday Times says the memo from education secretary Alan Johnson, dated October 9th, outlines new proposals that the government hopes to include in its… Read more »
