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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 Aled Thomas Labour backbencher John Cruddas will not stand for the Labour leadership. The Dagenham and Rainham MP, who enjoys considerable support from the trade unions, is the latest MP to rule himself out of a contest which so far has only seen the Miliband brothers throw their hats in the ring. Although he… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The foreign secretary’s grace-and-favour country house is to be shared with Nick Clegg, it was confirmed last night. William Hague could have expected to have the run of Chevening, a 115-room mansion in Kent, by himself before the general election. But the reality of coalition government means he will have to share… Read more »
