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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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Bill Rammell, junior Foreign Office minister, begins an historic trip to North Korea (DPRK) on Friday. He is set to become the first British minister to visit the reclusive communist state. North Korea is believed to be in possession of one or two nuclear weapons. In 2002, the Stalinist state restarted its nuclear programme, fuelling… Read more »
The Liberal Democrat MP for Cheltenham is to step down at the next general election. Nigel Jones, who suffered two heart attacks in 2002, said he was bowing out of politics for health reasons. “Politicians often say they want to spend more time with their family, sometimes it’s an excuse to mask a sacking from… Read more »
