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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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Kelly receives posthumous award
Kelly receives posthumous award

Dr David Kelly made the most important contribution to British politics in 2003, according to a poll of 36,000 TV viewers. The Iraq weapons expert committed suicide after being revealed as the Ministry of Defence source for the BBC’s report which claimed that someone in Downing Street doctored a September 2002 intelligence report to boost… Read more »

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Blair to meet Gaddafi

Tony Blair is to visit Libya in the near future following the landmark official visit by the “rogue” state’s foreign minister yesterday. During Mohammed Abdulrahman Shalgam’s landmark visit to London he held talks with British counterpart Jack Straw as well as the prime minister. The fresh diplomatic rapprochement comes after Colonel Gadaffi agreed in December… Read more »