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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The Conservatives have filed a complaint against home secretary Jacqui Smith and other ministers relating to election rules. Nominations have closed for May 1st’s local and London elections and the Tories believe the Purduh rules preventing politicians in government from saving “juicy announcements” have been breached. Ms Smith is due to announce an extra 300… Read more »
Ken Livingstone had condemned the decision to allow Chinese paramilitary police graduates to participate in the Olympic torch’s parade through London. The torch’s path through London caused an international outcry after the aggressive handling of protestors demonstrating against China’s alleged human rights abuses in Tibet, with Lord Sebastian Coe labelling the guards “thugs”. While their… Read more »
