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Scotland snaring ban would be a “catastrophic blow” to threatened bird species A decision by the Scottish government to ban the use of snares would prove to be catastrophic to threatened bird species in the country including the iconic capercaillie. BASC Scotland put forward proposals for the retention of modern snares as part of the… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has met key members of North Wales Police Crime Commission and the firearms licensing department to address concerns following a recent meeting of the North Wales Police and Crime Panel. During the meeting, in September, it was suggested that people should have a firearms licence for each gun they… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt New businesses will not have to pay national insurance on their first ten employees, George Osborne has announced. The plan will apply for the first two years of a Conservative government. The shadow chancellor made the commitment during a Q&A session at the Tory party conference in Manchester. “Our message will be… Read more »
By Ian Dunt The Conservatives have opted to make their plans for welfare reform the centre-piece of their conference agenda. Plans originally drawn up by David Freud for Tony Blair have now been taken up in full by the Tory leadership, including a consolidation of Labour’s various back-to-work programmes into one single programme. Those on… Read more »
