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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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David Cameron attacks Tony Blair over law and order plans
Cameron: Blair using politics of fear

David Cameron today accused Tony Blair of using the politics of fear to cover up his failures in nine years as prime minister. The Conservative leader attacked Mr Blair for abandoning the vision, hope and ideas for change that won him the election in 1997 – and said his party was now the future. He… Read more »

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Home Office compensates prisoners for forcing them off drugs 'cold turkey'
Prisoners compensated over ‘cold turkey’ treatment

The Home Office has “reluctantly” agreed to compensate six prisoners who claim they were forced off their drug addictions by going ‘cold turkey’. The group, who took heroin and other opiates and were believed to have been receiving some kind of treatment before being sent to jail, said the process violated their human rights and… Read more »