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BASC outlines key demands in licensing fees review

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) will not accept “rewarding failure” in the upcoming review of firearms licensing fees in England, Scotland and Wales. The review has been launched by the Home Office. A Fees Working Group, which includes representatives from BASC and the British Shooting Sports Council, has been set up. Its… Read more »

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UK energy bills could rise up to 60 per cent by 2016
60 per cent rise in energy bills ‘possible’

By politics.co.uk staff The energy regulator has announced that UK energy bills could rise up to 60 per cent by 2016 due to climate change. Britain’s reliance on gas imports from overseas and the volatile market could mean that prices rocket and could “pose a threat to security of supply”, Ofgem warned in a report… Read more »

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E.ON cancels Kingsnorth
E.ON cancels Kingsnorth

By Liz Stephens Energy giant E.ON has delayed plans to build the controversial new coal fire plant in Kingsnorth it was revealed today. In a major blow to the government’s plans to develop ‘clean’ coal technology (where fossil fuels are burnt and the emissions stored underground), the company have postponed the project. Environmental campaigners have… Read more »