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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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Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed said yesterday that Diana, Princess of Wales, and his son Dodi were “murdered.” Mr Al Fayed wants to see an official judicial inquiry launched into their deaths. He is seeking a judicial review of the refusal by Lord Advocate Colin Boyd QC to hold an inquiry in Scotland. At the… Read more »
Competition watchdog the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to investigate alleged price fixing between manufacturers and retailers in the cigarette trade. The OFT said there were reasonable grounds to assume there had been a breach of the Competition Act. The watchdog in August wrote to three manufacturers asking for data. Imperial Tobacco, Gallaher, and… Read more »
