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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 UK economy is “worryingly reminiscent of the 1970s” the Liberal Democrats have said. The comments come as consumer inflation hits its fastest rate since tests began in 1997. The consumer price index was up three per cent in May to 3.3 per cent from the previous month and the retail price index rose to… Read more »
Labour’s plans to curb election spending in the wake of the cash-for-peerages scandal have met outright resistance from opposition parties and electoral reform groups. In a daring and angry critique, the Conservatives claim the plans are just a way of consolidating Labour’s vote at the next election. Jack Straw, the justice secretary, has proposed a… Read more »
