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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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By Alex Stevenson Barack Obama will not make Britain choose between Europe and the US, an expert has predicted. Dana Allin, the International Institute of Strategic Studies’ senior fellow for transatlantic affairs, told politics.co.uk the new man in the White House was “smart enough and sophisticated enough” to treat the special relationship maturely. He said… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Barack Obama has been inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States in a truly historic day in Washington. Up to two million people hit the streets to watch Mr Obama take the oath of office and deliver his inaugural address as he begins his four-year term as commander in chief…. Read more »
