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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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Kennedy courts ethnic minority votes
Kennedy courts ethnic minority votes

The Liberal Democrat leader has said that his party is now the party of choice for ethnic minority voters. Charles Kennedy predicted a “seismic shift” away from Labour to the Liberal Democrats by ethnic minority voters disillusioned by the handling of the war in Iraq. Speaking at a pre election press conference on Thursday Mr… Read more »

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Jim Marshall MP dies

The Labour MP for Leicester South, Jim Marshall, has died aged 63. The Labour Party has reported that Mr Marshall suffered a heart attack in his constituency office this afternoon Jim Marshall worked as a former research scientist and lecturer at what was once Leicester Polytechnic. A former leader of Leicester City Council, he was… Read more »