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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 secondary school curriculum is to be radically relaxed in order to give teachers more freedom in the classroom. The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) announced today teachers will be given free reign over a quarter of the school day. This could see secondary school pupils learning subjects as diverse as mandarin and financial management…. Read more »
The Liberal Democrats called today for a four pence tax cut as part of a bid to make the tax system fairer. Sir Menzies Campbell said poorer and middle-earning people should pay less tax while the rich and those with environmentally damaging lifestyles should pay more. The Lib Dem leader was speaking at the launch… Read more »