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A Labrador named Nala and her owner took the top spot in this year’s BASC scurry league final – the first to be held since 2019 – at the Weston Park Country Fair. Nala was unable to compete in 2020 or 2021 due to the cancellation of the annual event due to Covid-19 restrictions. This… Read more »
A major overhaul of the firearms licensing service has been called for following an investigation by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). Through a series of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, the report found significant inconsistences in the service provided by the 42 separate firearms licensing departments in England and Wales. The figures show that… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt Business needs a tough government minister willing to ‘bash the banks’, Vince Cable has said. The business secretary told the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) annual conference that his robust rhetoric against capitalism and the banking sector is designed to save the free market from itself. “We are still cleaning up after… Read more »
Suspicion greeted the self-confessed salesman’s pitch. David Cameron was finding this year’s CBI conference a tougher gig than usual. By Alex Stevenson “I was once called a salesman,” the slick-haired prime minister said, wrapping up after 40 minutes of intensive selling. “Frankly out there we need a salesman.” In politics jokes don’t have to be… Read more »
