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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 newest member of the Cabinet, Ruth Kelly, has dismissed claims that her personal religious beliefs will inevitably conflict with her role as Secretary of State for Education. In an interview with The Daily Mirror, Ms Kelly downplayed the influence her relationship with the Catholic conservative movement would have on her role in guiding education… Read more »
The Prime Minister Tony Blair is predicting that US president George Bush will adopt a more consensual foreign policy in his second term of office. In an interview with the Guardian, Tony Blair said his American counterpart understood unilateral military force alone was insufficient in the war on terrorism. According to Mr Blair, Mr Bush… Read more »
