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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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David Miliband has told MPs the UK stands with the people of Zimbabwe. Speaking to the House of Commons, the foreign secretary said the African country has the opportunity of a democratic future. He said the situation was fluid and the results of Saturday’s election still unclear. Explaining that he did not want to hand… Read more »
Boris Johnson has been forced to distance himself from the BNP’s reported recommendation that its supporters list the Conservative MP as their second preference in the mayoral election. Mr Johnson said he “utterly and unreservedly condemned the BNP and had “no desire whatsoever to receive a single second preference vote from a BNP supporter”. The… Read more »
