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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 politics.co.uk staff Nick Clegg has backed “hard-pressed independent stores” over ever-expanding supermarkets as his party announces its plans to rescue Britain’s high streets. The Liberal Democrats propose introducing a local competition test for all planning applications to help give local authorities the powers to strike a ‘fairer balance’ in the grocery sector. The party’s… Read more »
By Ian Dunt Gordon Brown has finally confirmed the rumours of a disastrously bad-tempered relationship with Tony Blair. Speaking during a gruelling and personal interview with Piers Morgan to be broadcast over the weekend, the prime minister also suggested he should have been the one to lead the Labour party when John Smith died. “I… Read more »
