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Environment Secretary George Eustice MP praised the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) for its role in protecting the British countryside during the Conservative Conference in Manchester. Speaking at a rural reception hosted by BASC and the Angling Trust, Mr Eustice highlighted the conservation that takes place as a direct result of shooting…. Read more »



BASC is asking members and the wider shooting community to respond to a firearms licensing survey, despite describing it as a ‘red-herring’. The survey, coordinated by the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) on the back of the Plymouth shooting incident, is seeking views on firearms licensing in England and Wales. Questions within the… Read more »
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Losing the Glasgow by-election would be a blow, but big swings to the SNP are not unprecedented, argues YouGov president Peter Kellner in an online essay for the Fabian Society. “Brown quits four months after SNP captures Labour stronghold”. No, that’s not a prediction for this autumn; it’s a glimpse at Labour’s past. We’ll discuss… Read more »


A nasty little PMQs today, as David Cameron grabbed three or four different issues and tried to make the prime minister bleed a little before he set off on his summer holiday. He attacked him on knife crime, on car tax, on fuel duty and on MPs’ expenses. It’s a wise choice of subjects. Each… Read more »







