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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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By Liz Stephens The head of the Independent Schools Council (ISC) warned today that it may consider legal action against the Charity Commission’s new ‘means testing’ for charitable status. The organisation, which represents the country’s top independent schools, is angry about the recent moves to force private schools to open up their facilities to more… Read more »
By Ian Dunt The number of 11-year-olds leaving primary school unable to read or write has reached half a million since Labour came to power, according to figures released today. SATs scores for 11-year-olds showed one per cent fewer pupils reached level four in the national curriculum tests for English. Since 1997, more than 465,000… Read more »
