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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »
The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »
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Alistair Darling sounded a note of reassurance in his first Mansion House speech as chancellor. The chancellor said Britain was on firm ground and not in danger of returning to the dark days of the 1970s in yesterday evening’s speech. Foreign influences, rather than domestic pressures, are influencing inflation, he argued. But opposition parties criticised… Read more »
Traditional Labour supporters are now less likely to vote for their party at the next election, a poll has found. The research, conducted by pollsters Ipsos Mori for public services union Unison, found 47 per cent of longstanding Labour backers are less likely to vote for the party since 2005. It shows public sector workers… Read more »