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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Network Rail faces severe criticism after a National Audit Office (NAO) report found there were 14 million minutes of delay to rail journeys in 2006/07. In total the NAO found 800,000 incidents involving delays occurred in the same period, costing the economy £1 billion. Its report calls for better management of incidents between train operating… Read more »
The Conservatives will no longer promise to cut taxes if victorious after the next general election. Instead the shadow chancellor said lower overall taxes would have to become a “long-term ambition” of the next Conservative government. In a move that risks putting the party leadership at odds with its grassroots, George Osborne said he “cannot… Read more »
