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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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Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown’s pre-election budget has helped boost Labour’s lead by three points since last month, denting the resurgence of the Conservatives, according to a new poll. The ICM poll for The Guardian newspaper puts Labour on 40 per cent, eight points ahead of Michael Howard’s Tory party, the biggest difference between… Read more »
A committee of MPs has urged the Government to take rapid action to stem the “tidal wave” of hepatitis C in the UK. A report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Hepatology said the Government was not doing enough to tackle the spread of the disease. It dismissed an action plan launched last year… Read more »
