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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 »
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A leading children’s charity is calling on the Government to give an extra £5 a week for each child living in low-income families from next April. The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has warned that without this increase the Government will almost certainly miss its first milestone target for reducing child poverty. The charity’s ‘Make… Read more »
A motorist organisation is calling on the Government to introduce legislation to cut the £2 billion of delays caused by utility companies digging up the roads a priority for its return from recess. The RAC Foundation highlighted that the present legislation to control the disruption caused by holes in the road was introduced twelve years… Read more »