* general election 2010
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 Aled Thomas A small swing was not enough for the Liberal Democrats in the City of Durham, as Labour’s Roberta Blackman-Woods held on. The governing party candidate held the seat with 20,496, a majority of just more than 3,000 over the Lib Dem candidate Carol Woods, with 17,429. The third party had great hopes… Read more »
The economy is without any doubt the most important issue of the general election. At one point in the electoral cycle there was a substantial difference in the two main parties’ approach, with the Tories demanding cuts to public spending and Labour veering towards promises of greater investment. That space has diminished somewhat, and the… Read more »
