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Scottish country sports tourism businesses denied coronavirus funding for a second time
BASC has hit out at the Scottish Government for excluding country sports tourism businesses from coronavirus financial support for a second time.
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BASC launches campaign against age restrictions for airgun use
Campaign against airgun restrictions launched by BASC as Home Office push forward with firearms safety consultation.
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Minister ‘appalled’ by widespread gamekeeper abuse
A Scottish Government Minister has written to BASC to say he is ‘appalled’ by widespread gamekeeper abuse in Scotland.
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Green Party upland policy cut down to size
Green Party parliamentary questions on afforestation have accidently chopped down their own uplands policy, BASC research finds.
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BASC Political round-up 2020
BASC’s political team was busier than ever in 2020, regardless of the pandemic, with every opportunity being taken – both digital and in real life – to educate MPs about the importance of shooting.
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BASC statement – Conservation by shoots key to PM’s ten point plan for a green revolution
Conservation work by people that shoot is key to the Government’s green economic recovery.
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The human cost of anti-shooting campaigns – A letter to the first minister
BASC gamekeeper Mike Holliday writes an open letter to Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, to explain how vicious and maligned anti-shooting campaigns are taking their toll on the gamekeeping profession.
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European Firearms Passes expire after 1 January
From 1 January 2021, UK residents travelling to EU countries with firearms and ammunition will no longer be able to use a European Firearms Pass (EFP).
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Countryside organisations urge Government to back new ‘blueprint’ for future of shooting
Leading countryside organisations have urged the Government to support a new blueprint for the shooting sector which aims to deliver a ‘game changing’ benefit for the environment.
