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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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Elderly care system ‘in need of reform’

Care for the elderly in the UK is “unfair”, “inconsistent” and will be inadequate in the long term without radical reform, a report says today. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) says the elderly care system lacks clarity about how much people should contribute and how much they should be entitled to. The report’s author, Donald… Read more »

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Public accounts committee warns consumers are paying for investment in renewable energies
Consumers shouldering cost of green energy

Taxpayers will be paying £6.5 million to subsidise the green energy market by the end of the decade, an influential committee of MPs warns today. The public accounts committee (PAC) describes this shouldering of the burden to meet emissions targets as “unacceptable” and insisted ministers take action. Under the Renewables Obligation, introduced in April 2002,… Read more »