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New deer management orders could contravene human rights according to Scotland’s largest shooting organisation

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 »

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Scottish Assisted Dying Bill Published – Humanists UK Comment

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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ANALYSIS: Draft Queen’s Speech

If Gordon Brown’s intention this morning was to prove he still has a political vision, many observers of today’s Queen’s Speech could be forgiven for thinking it’s a Conservative vision. David Cameron had some justification when he told the prime minister he liked many of the proposals, “not least because we proposed them”. The proposals… Read more »

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PMQs: More spinned against?

The first PMQs after disastrous local elections was always going to be tough for Gordon Brown, but the prime minister was far from at a loss at the dispatch box. Unfunded tax plans, limited policies, “slick salesmanship” – it was the same old accusations fired at the Conservatives by the prime minister. He appears to… Read more »