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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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Gordon Brown has issued a condemnation of Israeli settlement-building in the Middle East ahead of a visit by prime minister Ehud Olmert. Mr Olmert’s trip come one day after that of his Palestinian counterpart Salam Fayyad. Speaking at a press conference with Mr Fayyad yesterday, Mr Brown described the settlements in the West Bank as… Read more »
The government overpaid around five per cent of public sector pensioners for over 30 years, Cabinet Office minister Liam Byrne has said. The overpayments total £126 million – averaging £1,300 per person from 1978. It was caused by an “incorrect indexation,” a Cabinet Office statement said, and a National Audit Office investigation would now be… Read more »
