* general election 2010

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BASC stands up for pest control against legal challenge

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) will once more stand up for lawful pest control activities as anti-shooting group, Wild Justice, launch new legal attack. According to Wild Justice they are seeking legal action against the general licence to prevent serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables, fruit, fisheries or inland… Read more »

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BASC welcomes review of habitat management course

The announcement that the new T Level responsible for educating future gamekeepers and land managers has been paused to reassess its specialist course structure has been warmly welcomed by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). The new course, Habitat management (land and water), has been earmarked to replace the current land & wildlife… Read more »

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Election 2010: The peak of strategy?
Analysis: Tactical voting comes of age

The 2010 general election campaign has broken one of British politics’ greatest taboos: tactical voting. By Alex Stevenson Let’s be clear what tactical voting is: a conscious decision by a voter to back a party other than the one they support, in a pragmatic bid to secure a more desirable result in their constituency. It’s… Read more »

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The deadline for postal votes was on April 20th
Police investigate postal vote fraud claims

By politics.co.uk staff Police are looking into up to 50 allegations about postal vote fraud. In London alone, the Metropolitan police confirmed 28 allegations had been received, five of which are being investigated. With the election set to be closest political contest on Britain for a generation, authorities are particularly concerned about any irregularities, given… Read more »