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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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A senior Scottish Conservative has suggested that the party in Scotland should sever ties from its Westminster base. Murdo Fraser, enterprise spokesman and MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, said the idea would end the view that Scottish Tories were just members of “an English party”. The comments come after North Wiltshire MP James Gray… Read more »
Flagship BBC political programmes, including Today and Newsnight, have been cancelled or seriously curtailed in the first of three one-day strikes by BBC staff. More than 10,000 BBC workers are on strike for 24 hours in a dispute over job cuts and outsourcing. Output across the BBC, including TV, radio and online news services will… Read more »
