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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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Labour have maintained their lead over the Conservatives, despite the fallout from the visa scandal which prompted David Blunkett’s resignation on Wednesday, according to a poll. Labour are three points ahead of Michael Howard’s Conservative Party on 35 percent, according to The Daily Telegraph poll. The figures show no change on the YouGov poll taken… Read more »
Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown called on US treasury chiefs on Thursday to strengthen the dollar to curb the greenback’s depreciation on world financial markets. Mr Brown said the weak dollar was unfavourably affecting the British economy. Discussing the pre-budget report, Mr Brown told MPs on the Treasury select committee that America had yet… Read more »
