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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s decision to postpone the implementation of muirburn licensing. The government had planned to introduce a licensing scheme ahead of 15 September – the start of the new muirburn season. However, a range of organisations, including BASC, raised serious concerns about the readiness… Read more »
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has passed Third Reading in the House of Commons. The vote was 314 in favour, 291 against. My Death, My Decision and Humanists UK welcome the result. Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK, said: ‘The House of Commons has taken a historic step towards meeting the… Read more »
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In an otherwise low-energy session, Rishi Sunak lost prime minister’s questions today with a single, ill-judged quip.
On the surface, Labour’s £28 billion green pledge appears to be the soft underbelly of Starmerism. Even when it was announced in 2021, with the Labour Party traversing the narrowest of pathways on fiscal policy, eyebrows were raised by this notably noncomformist borrowing commitment. Of course, the policy as announced a couple of years ago… Read more »
