News
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 »
Latest articles
By Alex Stevenson Ministers are being urged to consider new technology which forces drivers to stick within speed limits. A working group of the Commission for Integrated Transport and the Motorists’ Forum backs a device which uses satellite technology to automatically slow cars to the speed limit. Its report claims the number of road accidents… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Patients are to be encouraged to comment on their GPs’ performance on an NHS website. New government proposals will aim to improve standards through competition, but doctors have rejected the idea as a glorified popularity contest. The Department of Health (DoH) claims remarks left on the website will be monitored and moderated… Read more »