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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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CBI: Government must back business involvement in schools

A new report from the CBI has called on the Government to give greater backing to business involvement in the state education system. Releasing the results of an independently commissioned survey into the performance of nine local education authorities (LEAs) under private sector management, it concludes that all have improved faster than the national average…. Read more »

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Blair predicts “hundreds of millions” in tsunami aid

The Prime Minister has said be believes the British government will donate “hundreds of millions of pounds” in aid to the victims of the Asian tsunamis. The Government has so far pledged £50 million but Tony Blair told the Today programme: “My estimate is that we will end up needing to spend probably several hundreds… Read more »