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Royal Mail rows back on knife ban

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 »

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New deer management orders could contravene human rights according to Scotland’s largest shooting organisation

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 records its highest poll lead since 2001

The latest YouGov/Times voting intention poll, conducted following Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘mini-Budget’ last Friday, have the Labour party now polling at levels not seen for over twenty years. The figures show the Conservatives on 28% of the vote, and Labour’s on 45% The opposition party is now 17 points ahead of the Conservatives, a level of support… Read more »

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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner listen as shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves gives her keynote speech at the Labour Party conference at the Brighton Centre. Picture date: Monday September 27, 2021.
Labour conference vote in favour of proportional representation

A motion calling for the labour party to drop the first past the post system was tabled at the party’s annual conference in Liverpool. The vote came after electoral reform ranked in the top six items of the party’s priorities ballot.  The priorities ballot dictates the policy areas which members wish to see debated on… Read more »