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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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Advertising restrictions on cigarettes and tobacco, believed to be among the toughest in the world, come into force today. Shops, pubs and clubs wishing to sell tobacco products will only be permitted to have advertisements the size of a paperback book, 30 per cent of which must be taken up by health warnings. Any violation… Read more »
A backbench rebellion on both the Conservative and Labour sides of the House was not enough to prevent ID cards clearing their first parliamentary hurdle last night. Despite opposition from the Liberal Democrats and both Conservative and Labour backbenchers, the Government bill passed its first reading by 385 votes to 93. The figures indicate that… Read more »
