Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »
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Members of the shadow government will be made to publish full details of their expenses claims and allowances, David Cameron said today. The disclosure will include the amount paid to any family members employed at their offices, the Conservative leader confirmed. All frontbench MPs will be expected to reveal how many staff are employed, their… Read more »
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) and Department of Health (DoH) have welcomed compelling evidence that the MMR vaccine does not cause autism. An independent study, claiming to be the most comprehensive ever taken, found no link between children given the MMR vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella and autism. The combined injection has been the… Read more »
