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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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Blair focuses on deportation
Blair promises action on asylum removals

Tony Blair has said that the Government will begin a big push to ensure that those whose asylum claims are rejected are deported to their country of origin. Although the number of asylum applicants has fallen in recent months, opposition politicians have chosen to focus on the number of people being removed – a figure… Read more »

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Johnson comes out on-top
Boris Johnson tops MPs’ meeting wish-list

Boris Johnson, Conservative MP for Henley, editor of the Spectator and media pundit has been voted by MPs as their ideal meeting chair. The results come in a survey of MPs for National Meetings Week, which is designed to promote an “I love meetings culture”. In this year’s survey of MPs Mr Johnson came out… Read more »