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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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Chancellor Alistair Darling has launched a work group to explore how the government could improve the functionality of the mortgage crisis in order to avert a lending crisis. It will draw on the experience and expertise of lenders, investors and the Tripartite Authorities (the treasury; Bank of England [BoE]; and Financial Services Authority [FSA]) in… Read more »
The prime minister has been forced to speak out to dampen economic fears, amid a sharp fall in house prices and a slowdown in the mortgage market. Gordon Brown said the current outlook for the housing market is far removed from the crash of the early 1990s, pointing to lower interest rates and repossession levels… Read more »
