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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 Pope Benedict XVI has used a Christmas radio message to reach out to British Catholics. In a statement recorded for the Today programme’s ‘Thought for the day’ segment, the pontiff told listeners that the story of Christ “was not a political liberation that he brought achieved through military means. Rather, Christ destroyed… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The focus of the Telegraph’s undercover recordings of Lib Dem MPs has switched to Europe, with Foreign Office minister Jeremy Browne the latest victim. In the tapes, recorded by undercover reporters posing as Mr Browne’s constituents in Taunton Deane, he dismisses the Conservatives’ allies in the European parliament as “nutty”. David Cameron… Read more »