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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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Incumbent London mayor Ken Livingstone has developed a slim lead in the polls before Thursday’s vote, a politics.co.uk poll suggests. Thirty-seven per cent of respondents said they planned to vote for the Labour candidate as their choice to be mayor of London, compared to 34 per cent for Conservative challenger Boris Johnson. Mr Livingstone has… Read more »
Gordon Brown is beginning four days of campaigning ahead of Thursday’s local elections, in an effort to reverse the political momentum against him. The prime minister was forced into embarrassing concessions to Labour rebels over income tax changes last week, prompting Blairite Lord Levy to voice his concerns over the weekend. An ICM/Telegraph poll published… Read more »
