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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 Ian Dunt Nigel Farage was fined today for his extraordinary EU speech branding Belgium a “non-country”. The Ukip MEP visit the president of the European parliament to discuss his lengthy attack on European Council president Herman Van Rompuy last week. He was fined 3,000 euros for the personal nature of his attack suring Mr… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Up to seven million households could benefit from ‘green loans’ to improve their energy efficiency, under a new government strategy. The Department for Energy and Climate Change (Decc) is hoping to cut nearly a third of carbon emissions from British homes in the next decade. By providing homeowners with green ‘pay as… Read more »
