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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 Mayor of London yesterday invited controversial Muslim cleric, Yusuf al Qaradawi, back to Britain for another lecture tour. Ken Livingstone offered Dr al Qaradawi the chance to speak at a three-day conference in October, saying it would be an “honour.” Dr al Qaradawi has been chastised in certain sections of the press for allegedly… Read more »
The Shadow Chancellor has branded Gordon Brown’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) a “manifesto for fat government and fake savings.” Speaking this afternoon in the Commons, Oliver Letwin attacked Labour’s record on public services claiming increases in spending of £30 billion on the NHS still leaves a million on waiting lists and with a doubling of… Read more »
