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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 Peter Wozniak Ex-prime minister Gordon Brown has used his first major speech since leaving office to call for worldwide co-operation in financial regulation, and to subtly denigrate the coalition’s economic strategy. Mr Brown, speaking at Harvard University, where he is a visiting fellow, urged world leaders to set out global rules for regulating banking… Read more »
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