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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The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has announced it will be balloting for strike action. Its executive council said it will be recommending strike action to its members at next week’s conference. It claims that local authorities have failed to honour the pay deal agreed to settle last summer’s strike. General secretary Andy Gilchrist said: “We… Read more »
The Sports Minister has welcomed a deal between the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the British Horseracing Board (BHB). The OFT launched an investigation into horseracing after it identified a number of concerns with the existing structure. Specifically, the level of central control exercised by the BHB and the “way BHB could exploit horseracing… Read more »
