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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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Tony Blair has won support from the Dutch premier over his plans to radically reform the EU budget. Dutch prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende criticised the EU’s £31 billion farm subsidies and urged European leaders to focus on reform in the interests of ordinary citizens. Writing in The Guardian, Mr Balkenende drew attention to the… Read more »
Passengers are increasingly refusing to use unmanned railway stations as they perceive them to be unsafe, the National Audit Office (NAO) finds in a new report. Although commuters are happier with larger stations, the watchdog finds concerns about cleanliness, car parking, personal security and vandalism and graffiti are putting them off small and medium-sized stations…. Read more »
