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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has expressed concerns over a potential increase in the cost of firearms licensing applications in Scotland, following the publication of a Westminster committee report. The Scottish Affairs Committee’s report, published today, draws together a conclusion following its recent inquiry on firearms licensing regulations in Scotland. The committee’s… Read more »
The Bakers Union and MP’s are again demanding that Orchard House Food pay the workers, at their recently closed Gateshead plant, the redundancy payments they are owed before Christmas. As things stand the company, that supplies the likes of Marks and Spencer and Pret A Manger, and which is a going concern with a factory still… Read more »
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Trafigura’s response to the report prepared by the UN’s special rapporteur, Okechukwu Ibeanu, published yesterday, in full: “Trafigura fully recognises and respects the vital work undertaken on behalf of millions of people around the world by organisations belonging to the United Nations, including the UN’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC). “Consequently, the company offered its full… Read more »
By Liz Stephens The UK may need to introduce carbon rationing within three years if cuts in carbon emissions are not achieved, an influential think tank has warned. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is calling for the government to consider the concept of rationing as a “plan B”. It has also recommended that… Read more »
