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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 Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has announced it will be balloting for strike action. Its executive council said it will be recommending strike action to its members at next week’s conference. It claims that local authorities have failed to honour the pay deal agreed to settle last summer’s strike. General secretary Andy Gilchrist said: “We… Read more »
The Sports Minister has welcomed a deal between the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the British Horseracing Board (BHB). The OFT launched an investigation into horseracing after it identified a number of concerns with the existing structure. Specifically, the level of central control exercised by the BHB and the “way BHB could exploit horseracing… Read more »
