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Royal Mail rows back on knife ban

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 »

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New deer management orders could contravene human rights according to Scotland’s largest shooting organisation

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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Sunak on China: The return of realpolitik?

Rishi Sunak touched down in Indonesia on Monday with the diplomatic temperature at boiling point. Against the backdrop of several global crises, including a challenging post-pandemic recovery, the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, soaring energy prices and the worsening climate emergency, this was to be a geopolitical baptism of fire for the new prime minister. … Read more »