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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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Tories back N.Ireland policing plan

By politics.co.uk staff The Conservatives have welcomed the policing and justice devolution deal announced by Gordon Brown yesterday.   It had been reported first minister Peter Robinson met with David Cameron yesterday in a bid to “Tory-proof” the agreement reached yesterday against its rejection by a new Conservative government.   But the Tories have now… Read more »

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Hague assures Clinton on EU partners

By politics.co.uk staff William Hague has defended the Conservatives’ allegiance with European fringe parties after visiting Washington for a meeting with Hillary Clinton. The US secretary of state was understood to be concerned about descriptions of the Tories’ European partners as anti-Semitic. But the shadow foreign secretary said Michael Kaminski, of Poland’s Law and Justice… Read more »