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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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Colne Valley demonstrates the problem with three-way marginals: no-one knows who’s going to win. By Alex Stevenson This semi-rural seat on the western side of the Pennines could be taken by any one of Britain’s mainstream parties. In the 2005 election Labour’s Kali Mountford’s majority shrunk to just 1,500 votes – 1,501, if you want… Read more »
By Sam Dale Labour’s latest poster launch was interrupted by a car crash just yards away from the car park in Birmingham where the prime minister and ten cabinet ministers were standing. A green Volkswagen Golf crashed into a bus shelter after swerving to avoid a dustcart, whose passenger is believed to have been shouting… Read more »