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The failure of firearms licensing departments to prioritise resources is having a significant impact on participation in shooting sports and on the gun trade in England and Wales. Dozens of firearms licensing departments across the two countries are beset with significant delays and backlogs. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the UK’s largest… Read more »
The shooting community and local gamekeepers successfully delivered Let’s Learn Moor 2022, showcasing the benefits of sustainable grouse moor management alongside key partner organisations. Three thousand children from schools across the North of England have had a chance to ‘rescue’ their teachers with the help of mountain rescue teams, solve rural crimes with the police and… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson An incoming Conservative government would slash civilian staff at the Ministry of Defence, potentially by as much as a quarter. Shadow defence secretary Liam Fox made the announcement in his keynote speech to the Conservative party conference in Manchester. “When Frederick Duke of York was preparing for the Napoleonic threat between 1792… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson William Hague failed to address dividing lines within the Conservative party on the Lisbon treaty in his speech to the party conference. He maintained his party’s opposition to the Lisbon treaty but did not specify whether a Tory government would hold a retrospective referendum on the treaty after it is ratified. The… Read more »
