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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 dropped a handful of bills from next month’s Queen’s Speech, leading to suspicion Gordon Brown is gearing up for a general election. William Hills has shortened the odds on an election in the first half of next year from 11/4 to 2/1. “All of a sudden there is talk of a General… Read more »
It’s going to be hard to see past the Pre-Budget Report on Monday. For the time being all eyes are on Alistair Darling. The government has done its best to raise expectations over the course of the last month. Persistent references to tax cuts and further help “very, very soon”, as Gordon Brown put it… Read more »
