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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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The BBC has confirmed it has a tape recording of Dr David Kelly expressing severe reservations over No 10’s part in the “sexed up” dossier scandal. Dr Kelly apparently committed suicide on Thursday. Downing Street insists he was the “mole” in the media named “dodgy dossier” scandal and forced the Iraq weapons expert to appear… Read more »
British terror suspects Moazzam Begg and Feroz Abbasi will not face the death penalty, Attorney General Lord Goldsmith has said. Mr Begg and Mr Abbas are currently held by US authorities at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, awaiting trial by military tribunal over their alleged involvement with terror network al Qaeda. They have been imprisoned without… Read more »
