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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 Liz Stephens The response of the BBC Trust to recommendations by a group of influential MPs was branded “not coherent” and “arrogant” today. The culture media and sport select committee condemned the BBC for “avoiding” addressing the concerns it raised regarding the organisation’s commercial operations back in April. The committee were aggrieved by the… Read more »
Delegates at the Liberal Democrat autumn conference in Bournemouth give their views on the party’s tuition fees policy. After years of opposition to tuition fees for higher education students, the party leader has now said the austere spending environment may mean its abolition could have to be delayed. Not all are happy with his stance: