Race Relations

Featured
BASC logo
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 »

Featured
BASC logo
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 »

Latest articles

News
Stephen Lawrence
Lawrence report 10 years on: ‘Nothing has changed’

By Ian Dunt Ten years on from the Macpherson report into the death of Stephen Lawrence, a report has been published by MPs claiming nothing has changed. Assessing how far the police have reformed since the murder – which threw racism in the police force into sharp relief – the MPs found the use of… Read more »

News
Nick Griffin, BNP leader
BNP faces legal injunction over membership policy

By politics.co.uk staff The British National party (BNP) may face a legal injunction over its whites-only membership policy after the equality watchdog demanded a change to its constitution. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) today wrote a letter to the party demanding it address potential breaches related to its constitution and membership criteria, employment… Read more »