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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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Britain’s “broken society” is one where “fairness is in danger of being forgotten”, Chris Grayling has warned. The shadow work and pensions secretary’s comments came as he unveiled plans to heal the “vast social divide” he says is blighting the country’s biggest cities. Speaking in Liverpool after a visit to an inner city housing estate… Read more »
Up to 100,000 households could be lifted out of fuel poverty after the government persuaded the UK’s six largest energy suppliers to increase the amount they spend on social programmes. The six will invest £225 million to help households offset the rising cost of fuel bills. Energy secretary John Hutton secured the deal with Centrica,… Read more »