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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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Harriet Harman wants to shut down a California-based website which helps pimps sell women online.
Harman wants pimp site terminated

By politics.co.uk staff A California-based website which helps pimps sell women online should be shut down, Harriet Harman has told Labour delegates in Brighton. The equality minister said Punternet, which allows men who have had sex with the women involved to post their comments online, was a “very sinister development” which had to be stopped…. Read more »

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Feature: How media glare dazzles Labour

On a day when the media’s influence in politics is the number one topic of conversation, politics.co.uk reviews what the papers have been saying about Gordon Brown’s leader’s speech. By Alex Stevenson The Sun In one of the most decisive moments in the tabloid’s history, reflecting its repudiation of Neil Kinnock before the 1992 election… Read more »