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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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Scottish peer and former MP Lord Monro dies
Former Scottish MP Lord Monro dies

The former Scottish MP and Conservative peer, Lord Monro of Langholm, has died at the age of 85. Hector Monro was MP for Dumfries for 33 years, before entering the House of Lords as a life peer in 1997. Born in October 1922 in Edinburgh, he was educated at Canford school and then King’s College… Read more »

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Home Office introduces new offence of downloading and possessing violent pornography
Ministers act against violent porn

People downloading violent and extreme pornographic material could be jailed for up to three years under new proposals announced by the Home Office today. Minister Vernon Coaker said he would bring forward new legislation to make it illegal for the first time to possess pornography showing scenes of extreme sexual violence. The news will be… Read more »