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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 Alex Salmond has sought to shift attention back to the British government in a letter to US senators probing the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. The Scottish first minister’s government has attracted huge criticism in the US over allegations that energy firm BP intervened to help secure an oil deal with… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff David Cameron is set to push ahead with plans for a national citizens’ service, where teenagers would be given work in the community. The prime minister is expected to release new details of the plans, saying they would give young people’s life “shape”. “A kind of non-military national service, it is going… Read more »
