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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By Ian Dunt Controversial plans to reform the NHS will be laid before parliament later, despite claims that they will wreak havoc in the health service. The plans have been subject to an ever-growing chorus of criticism this week, as unions, medical experts and MPs branded them problematic and rushed. Much of the criticism has… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Britain’s social ills can be tackled by interventions starting right from the moment children are born, a review has found. Labour backbencher Graham Allen has argued in his initial report, published this morning, that early intervention has the potential to save billions of pounds by ending intergenerational cycles of “dysfunction”. He calls… Read more »
