Civil Liberties
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has donated £15,000 to the Wiltshire-based Great Bustard Group to further its work in re-establishing the species into the wild. The Great Bustard Group was set up in 1998 to explore the possibility of re-establishing the Great Bustard as a self-sustaining species on Salisbury Plain. … Read more »
Kent-based shotgun coach Tom Friar has won the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) Shotgun Coach of the Year award, being presented the shield at this year’s Weston Park County Fair. Usually found teaching at the Kent and Sussex Shooting School and West Kent Shooting School, Tom Friar has been volunteering with BASC… Read more »
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A new poll released today shows surprisingly widespread support for the Human Rights Act in Britain. Timed to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights, the survey showed 96 per cent of Britons want a law protecting their rights and freedoms. The survey comes two days after lord chancellor Jack… Read more »
Justice secretary Jack Straw is planning to “rebalance” the Human Rights Act amid concerns it has become a “villains charter”. Mr Straw, who has become frustrated with the way that the act is operating, has suggested the rights in the legislation could be balanced with new “responsibilities” to obey the law and to be loyal… Read more »
