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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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Yorkshire faces Cabinet onslaught

The Cabinet is to meet in Leeds later today on the second of its meetings outside London. Gordon Brown’s government will meet at the city’s Royal Armouries building for their first meeting since the Pre-Budget Report was announced on Monday. Ministers will then disperse around Yorkshire as the prime minister seeks to re-engage government with… Read more »

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Vaz takes action on Tory arrest

The chair of the home affairs committee, Keith Vaz, has tabled a discussion on the arrest of Damian Green for the committee’s next meeting. “We are totally in the dark about what this is about,” Mr Vaz said. The move marks the end of a day that saw Westminster shaken by the arrest. Mr Green,… Read more »