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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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Nick Griffin will stand against Margaret Hodge in Barking
BNP’s Griffin to mount Barking challenge

British National party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin will stand in Barking at the general election, he has announced. The far-right challenge to incumbent MP Margaret Hodge, the Labour culture minister, will target housing and education problems. The announcement came after Mr Griffin wrapped up his party’s annual conference in Wigan. “We’re going to spend more… Read more »

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Clegg: Discredited parliament
Clegg: Cancel the Queen’s Speech

By politics.co.uk staff The Queen’s Speech should be scrapped this year and replaced with thorough implementation of reforms to parliament, Nick Clegg said this morning. In a comment piece for the Independent, the Lib Dem leader described this year’s Queen’s Speech as a “fiction”, because there wasn’t enough parliamentary time left until the election for… Read more »