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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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Meacher agrees to cooperate with McDonnell.
Brown’s rivals to coordinate leadership bid

Michael Meacher has confirmed either he or John McDonnell is prepared to withdraw their bids for the Labour leadership in order to present a united leftist challenge to Gordon Brown. Despite often open animosity between the two campaigns, the would-be prime ministers have decided only the man with the most support will stand in the… Read more »

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Blair 'could resign on tuesday'
Blair won’t quit ahead of election defeat

Labour are heading for their worst election performance in two decades, the latest opinion polls suggest. The party risk losing power in the Scottish election next week and are poised to lose seats across England and Wales. However, Tony Blair has denied that he will announce his resignation before the elections in an attempt to… Read more »