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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has begun work on the UK-leg of a leading international project aiming to track the Eurasian wigeon. Titled Project Penelope, after the wigeon’s Latin name Mareca penelope, the study will follow the species’ flyway with field work carried out across the UK, Denmark and Finland. BASC, in partnership with… Read more »
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 »
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by Ian Dunt Nearly a quarter of MPs do not bother attending their party conference, according to a survey released today. Thirty per cent of Labour MPs, 18 per cent of Conservatives and 13 per cent of Liberal Democrat MPs said they did not attend conference. The survey, released by consultancy nfpSynergy’s Charity Parliamentary Monitor,… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Sir Michael Lord, deputy Speaker since 1997, will retire at the next general election. The Central Suffolk and North Ipswich Conservative MP ran for the post of Speaker at the end of the last parliament, but lost to John Bercow. “I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as a Member of Parliament and… Read more »
