News
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 »
Latest articles
Tony Blair has urged voters not to lay the blame for the state of the economy at the door of prime minister Gordon Brown. In his first UK television interview since leaving office – on GMTV – Mr Blair said all western countries were experiencing the same problems. “I said when I left that I… Read more »
The government’s plans for a new generation of ‘Titan’ prisons capable of holding 2,500 prisoners have been published in a consultation document. Three of the jails will be constructed, bringing the UK’s jail capacity to 96,000 by 2014. But penal reform groups are objecting to the plans, saying the jails would make it harder for… Read more »