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Entries for BASC classes at Crufts 2023 now open

Entries are now open for the gamekeepers’ classes at Crufts 2023. The classes, which are hosted by BASC, are open to gamekeepers, owners of working gundogs, gundog teams and young handlers, and will be held on Gundog Day, Thursday 9th March 2023, at the NEC in Birmingham. Postal entries close on 9 January 2023, and you can… Read more »

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“Outright ban” on snares will have devastating consequences for biodiversity and the Welsh countryside, warns BASC

Banning snares including modern humane cable restraints in Wales will remove an essential conservation tool and could result in local extinctions, the UK’s largest shooting and conservation organisation has warned. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), which has its head office in north Wales, is now calling on the Welsh Government to rethink proposed… Read more »

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Hammersmith and Shepherds’ Bush: Immigration tops the bill

By Kaye Wiggins Andy Slaughter,the Labour parliamentary candidate for Hammersmith and Shepherds’ Bush, told a hustings audience he disagrees with his party’s stance on illegal immigration. And he indicated support for the Liberal Democrat policy of a partial amnesty. At a the event in the constituency last week, Slaughter was asked whether he backed the… Read more »

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Interview: Zac Goldsmith

politics.co.uk hears some political passion from Zac Goldsmith. By Marina Kim Every article I read when preparing for an interview with Zac Goldsmith dwelled upon his looks; odd,when he’s competing for a seat in parliament, not the Miss World crown. I thought it wouldn’t be hard to resist his charms. I met him to find… Read more »