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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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Polls: Tories biggest party in hung parliament

By politics.co.uk staff Despite a seemingly strong start to the election and plenty of media coverage for his ‘tax on jobs’ message, David Cameron will not like the look of the latest opinion polls. A Populus poll in the Times today, the first full new poll conducted since the election was announced puts the Tories… Read more »

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Clegg: Don’t trust Tories on tax

By politics.co.uk staff Nick Clegg has called on the Conservatives to “come clean” over the party’s tax plans, accusing the Tories of hiding a £13.5 billion “bombshell”. The Liberal Democrat leader, speaking in Glasgow as he launched his party’s Scottish manifesto, contrasted the £13.5 billion which Tory tax plans would cost with the “paltry” £100… Read more »