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BASC is advising members that the European Commission (EC) is considering changes to the EU rules that impact the trade of poultry eggs and birds from areas hit by Avian Influenza (AI). The EU may amend rules on surveillance requirements for imported poultry eggs and birds from Disease Control Zones, from a minimum of 90… Read more »
Proposed plans for firearms licensing officers to be annually accredited and assessed in England and Wales will enhance consistency across the licensing system, according to BASC. The proposal was publicly made by Andy Marsh, chief executive at the College of Policing, during a Home Affairs Committee policing priorities inquiry session earlier this month. In giving evidence… Read more »
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Tony Blair has apparently acknowledged that the violence which has dominated Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003 invasion was a “disaster”. During an interview on the newly launched al-Jazeera English-language channel, David Frost suggested to the prime minister that allied involvement in Iraq had been “pretty much a disaster”. In response, Mr Blair made… Read more »
Government minister Margaret Hodge has described the Iraq war as Tony Blair’s “big mistake” in foreign affairs, according to a local London newspaper. The industry minister reportedly criticised the prime minister’s “moral imperialism” during a private meeting of the Fabian Society in north London. According to The Islington Tribune, Ms Hodge indicated she had had… Read more »
