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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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MPs and peers on collision course over secret inquests

By politics.co.uk staff The Commons and the Lords are on a collision course on whether to allow some coroners’ cases to be heard in secret. MPs rejected moves by the Lords last week to stop the secret inquests. They also voted against a Lords amendment allowing intercept evidence to be used in court. Civil liberties… Read more »

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Cameron: We can beat poverty
Cameron sets out welfare reform

By politics.co.uk staff David Cameron finally laid out his ideas for tackling poverty in a keynote speech today. The Tory leader expanded on the best-received section of his conference speech, in which he defined the Conservatives as the party best placed to tackle poverty. In an important ideological move, Mr Cameron also reframed his previous… Read more »