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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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Tony Blair has described Iraq as a “noble mission” and warned it was “important for the world” that Britain and the US succeeded in creating a democracy there. The prime minister was speaking in a press conference with US president George Bush, where both men admitted the situation in Iraq was “tough” and “daunting” but… Read more »
Tony Blair will today fly to Washington for talks with George Bush, as a key report urged a withdrawal of US troops from Iraq within 18 months. The Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan committee of senior US statesmen, said most American troops should leave their combat role by early 2008 and also urged greater cooperation… Read more »
