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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 »
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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By politics.co.uk staff Gordon Brown will give evidence to the Iraq inquiry before the general election, it has been confirmed. Sir John Chilcot announced at the beginning of this morning’s evidence sessions he considered it “a matter of fairness” that if the prime minister wanted to appear before polling day he would offer him the… Read more »
The looming demise of Corus’ steelmaking plant is dominating politics on Teesside – and helping raise hopes of an improbable Tory gain. By Alex Stevenson Corus’ Teesside Cast Products plant is not in Ashok Kumar’s Middlesbrough South and Cleveland constituency. Nor are most of its 1,900 workers, who live in Vera Baird’s next-door Redcar. Nevertheless… Read more »