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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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Schools minister Nick Gibb has accused the RMT of “holding the country to ransom” after the union announced further railway strike action over the Christmas period. This comes as a deal to avert severe Christmas rail disruption was rejected on Monday night with the RMT union rebuffing a new pay offer from Network Rail. The… Read more »
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said he does not see how Jeremy Corbyn can stand again to be a Labour MP in his current seat of Islington North. Mr Corbyn, who was Labour leader for 2015-2020, had the Labour whip removed over his response to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report into… Read more »
