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Shooting is a hit with Crieff Juniors FC

A junior football team based in Perthshire have tried their hand at clay pigeon shooting with the support of their latest sponsor, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). BASC – the UK’s largest shooting organisation – hosted the Crieff Juniors 2008 squad at Gleneagles Shooting and Fishing School for an afternoon of clay… Read more »

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RSPB loses hen harrier judicial review

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the decision by the Court of Appeal to dismiss legal challenges by the RSPB and Mark Avery into Natural England’s research into hen harrier brood management. In confirming the trial brood management scheme is legal, the courts have for a second time dismissed the RSPB… Read more »

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Douglas Hogg previously came under fire when he claimed expenses to clean his moat.
Senior Tories: Pay us £130k

By politics.co.uk staff Two senior Conservatives are causing further headaches for David Cameron after calling for a massive increase in MPs’ salaries. In his submission to an inquiry into MPs’ allowances, Sir Patrick Cormack suggested adopting a £130,000 salary would allow for the second home allowance to be scrapped altogether. Meanwhile, Douglas Hogg, the Tory… Read more »

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Cameron was forced to defend the party from NHS-related attacks again today
Cameron defends health spokesman over second job attack

By Ian Dunt David Cameron was forced to defend his shadow health minister today after it was revealed he is a paid consultant to a private healthcare company. The news made for a depressing development for the Tory leader, who is still suffering from the negative publicity which came with Tory MEP Daniel Hannan’s interview… Read more »