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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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Cyber security strategy: the government's response to online threats
Britain faces Russian and Chinese cyber-attack

By Alice cannet Russia and China have already launched cyber attacks against the UK government, it emerged today. The revelation came in the UK’s first cyber security strategy, published this morning, which found online threats from criminals, terrorists and hostile countries are on the rise. Security minister Lord West confirmed that the UK government had… Read more »

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George Osborne considers a two-day emergency cabinet meeting
Tories review plans for spending cuts in emergency-cabinet

By Alice Cannet Shadow chancellor George Osborne is reviewing plans for an emergency two – day cabinet meeting soon after his party is elected which would bind ministers into large-scale spending cuts. High-spending department heads would have to settle collectively on how to bring spending down, an idea which stems from Labour policies in the… Read more »