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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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Tony McNulty will be forced to apologise to MPs
Expenses retribution for ex-minister McNulty

By Alex Stevenson Former Home Office minister Tony McNulty will be forced to pay back over £13,000 and has apologise to the Commons for expenses abuses. The Commons’ committee on standards and privileges committee recommended that he repay £13,837, the difference between what he claimed and “what he should have claimed”. Mr McNulty, who also… Read more »

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Manifesto Group: Too young for racism
Playground spats ‘blown into racism’

By Ian Dunt Playground spats are being blown into instances of full-blown racism, a civil liberties group has found. The Manifesto Group said there have been 250,000 racist incidents in schools since 2002, but that the requirement to catalogue them wastes teachers’ time and exaggerates childhood behaviour. The group’s report, The Myth of Racist Kids,… Read more »