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BASC amendments place the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill on a more ‘workable’ footing. BASC has claimed a significant victory in a crucial vote on the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill, which will ensure that grouse shooting continues unhampered. MSPs in the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee today, 7 February, entered day one of… Read more »
A UK Government petition to hold a parliamentary vote on assisted dying has passed 100,000 signatures in less than a month, and will be considered for Westminster Hall debate in Parliament. Humanists UK has welcomed the news, thanked members and supporters who have already signed and encouraged others to add their signatures. This petition calls for… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Ed Balls has vowed to provide extra funding for school pupils for the next three years, despite the need to cut the deficit. Speaking ahead of his speech at the NASUWT teachers’ conference, the schools secretary said the general election would see tough choices about school funding. “It is going to be… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The continued propaganda war between Labour and the Conservatives has taken a new twist, with the opposition eagerly adopting one of Labour’s attack ads against its leader. David and Ed Miliband unveiled the poster, which portrays Tory leader David Cameron as Ashes to Ashes character Gene Hunt. It attempted to link Tory… Read more »