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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’s efforts to promote human rights in Saudi Arabia have resulted in failure, an influential committee of MPs has found. The foreign affairs committee treated government claims to be assisting with gradual reform in the kingdom with disdain, and characterised the relationship as a one-way street. “We conclude that the human rights situation in… Read more »
MPs have branded delays in introducing a regulatory regime for private security companies as “unacceptable”. Today’s human rights report from the Commons’ foreign affairs committee is highly critical of the government’s failure to pass legislation on the issue. A green paper was published on the issue in 2002 and since then the number of private… Read more »
