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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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Labour promises better deal for working parents

Labour has said that it would offer more help to working parents, with an increase in maternity leave. Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt said today that Labour would offer mothers an extra three months’ paid maternity leave by 2007, with the eventual goal being a year’s paid leave by the end of the next… Read more »

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Government focuses on ‘serial truants’

Education Secretary Ruth Kelly is to launch a new offensive against the hardcore of truants that account for the majority of those missing school. Official statistics suggest that 40,000 youngsters have returned to school since 1997, with the Government claiming that this is down to initiatives set up by ministers to tackle the problem. Now,… Read more »