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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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This weekend’s events show that the far right is in resurgence – and the blame is at the government’s door. On Saturday, over 2000 far-right activists and football hooligans descended on central London, described by the Metropolitan police as ‘intent on confrontation”, they pushed through police lines, throwing missiles at emergency services workers, all whilst… Read more »
When will Rishi Sunak call the next general election? With the Conservatives still 20-plus points behind Labour in the polls, it’s a question that won’t go away. The Westminster consensus is that the prime minister has three main options: May 2024; October 2024; or January 2025. Until recently, many discounted the latter as a long-shot,… Read more »