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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 government has defended its policy to allow eastern European citizens to work freely in the UK, after new research suggests many more have taken advantage of the offer than previously thought. A survey of 500 Poles in Britain for Newsnight suggests that just 64 per cent had signed the workers’ register, which the government… Read more »
Three men accused of financial crimes in the US should be tried in a British court rather than extradited, the Conservatives have said. Shadow attorney general Dominic Grieve said last night that prosecuting David Bermingham, Giles Darby and Gary Mulgrew in the UK would resolve “public disquiet” about the process of extradition. There are concerns… Read more »
