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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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Two senior Tories travelling to the Beijing Olympics have had their request for public funding denied by the government. Jeremy Hunt, shadow culture secretary, and Hugh Robertson, shadow sports secretary, are travelling to China for five days to witness what is involved in running such a big event before it come to the UK. But… Read more »
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has called on Gordon Brown to boycott the Beijing Olympics closing ceremony, less than a week after a politics.co.uk poll found 86 per cent of respondents thought Mr Brown should not attend the Games. In a letter to the prime minister, Mr Clegg said: “I urge you not to attend… Read more »
