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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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Justice secretary Jack Straw outlined his ambition to make justice a “new front in public service” at the Labour conference in Manchester today. Mr Straw said the justice system would be transformed from a “bureaucratic system” to a public service through a culture change which succeeds in “lifting the veil”. He wants those on community… Read more »
Health secretary Alan Johnson has cleared the way for his younger colleague David Miliband to launch a leadership bid. Mr Johnson, widely liked in the party and considered by many to be the only figure capable of wrecking a Miliband ticket, gave strong indications he would not stand in the way of the foreign secretary… Read more »
