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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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What does the Lib-Con policy document contain, and what does it say about the state of the parties? By Ian Dunt Today we were presented with one of the most radical and exciting set of proposals put before the British electorate since 1997 at the earliest. The Liberal Democrat-Conservative coalition policy agreement is essentially a… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff George Osborne has made several key concessions to the private sector in his first major speech since becoming chancellor. Speaking at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) dinner last night, Mr Osborne pledged to cut corporation tax and suggested a five-year plan would be mapped out during the emergency Budget next month…. Read more »
