Keir Starmer
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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Labour announced its green energy spending plan two years ago at the party’s annual conference to an atmosphere of part shock, part fanfare. “I will be Britain’s first green chancellor”, Rachel Reeves declared as she unveiled proposals for a colossal investment in greener technology. She committed to “an additional £28 billion of capital investment in our… Read more »
Rachel Reeves has backtracked on Labour’s flagship plan to spend £28 billion a year on new green jobs and technology. The shadow chancellor said this morning that the party would look to “ramp up” spending every year to the figure, as she blamed the new position on the financial position of the country and the… Read more »