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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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Government planning to slash public bodies
Quango ‘bonfire’ revelations spark leak probe

By politics.co.uk staff Leaked plans to cull the number of publicly-funded bodies have triggered an investigation from the Cabinet Office – which has not denied the reports. Details of a list of 177 quangos set for the coalition government’s much-vaunted bonfire have been revealed by the Telegraph newspaper. They show an additional 129 will be… Read more »

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The campaign is over - but the future remains uncertain for Labour's leadership contenders
Labour candidates look beyond result

By politics.co.uk staff David Miliband and Ed Balls are among the Labour leadership candidates bracing themselves for defeat as Saturday’s result approaches. Mr Miliband, the long-term frontrunner for the race, has reportedly sent representatives to rival Ed Miliband, to discuss the transition to the new regime should his younger brother steal the race at the… Read more »