ATG Letter: Why mooted ivory ban is political not environmental

MADAM – The entirety of the antiques trade, past, present and especially future, should express considerable gratitude to Paul Moss, Philip Mould, Martin Levy and the rest who strove to counter the ignorance of, not only the general public, but of our law-makers in speaking to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the issue of the proposed blanket ban on the sale of elephant ivory within the UK (ATG No 2319).

A cynic might, however, feel that we are all on a proverbial hiding to nothing.

However cogent, l…

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