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Royal Mail rows back on knife ban

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 »

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New deer management orders could contravene human rights according to Scotland’s largest shooting organisation

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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Dublin, and the rest of Ireland, rejects the Lisbon treaty
Analysis: EUh-oh

Thousands of column inches have been devoted to the Lisbon treaty. Hundreds of journalists have scratched their heads over its interminable reams. Now the Irish ‘no’ has rendered these labours meaningless. A majority of 109,964, in one of the EU’s smaller states, has left it dead and buried. Is this right? Is this fair? In… Read more »

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Green transport week

Spanish truckers blockading their country’s border with France, while in Bordeaux drivers slow traffic to demand lower fuel prices. Portuguese drivers block roads in protests which left one demonstrator dead. In Belgium thousands of trade union members demonstrate in Liege, while in Asia protest erupts in India, Nepal, Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia. Green… Read more »