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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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Recession worsens for workless households

By politics.co.uk staff The number of households with no adults working has jumped at its fastest year-on-year rate since Labour came to power in 1997, new figures show. The Office of National Statistics said the percentage of households in which no adults worked was up by 1.1 per cent from a year earlier to 16.69… Read more »

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Britain's high-speed rail link hopes to rival France's TGV
North-west in line for high-speed link

By Alex Stevenson Britain’s second high-speed rail line will head up the north-west coast before forking to Edinburgh and Glasgow, Network Rail has announced. The Scottish capital will be reached from London in just over two hours under the high-speed link, while the journey time from central London to central Manchester will be cut to… Read more »