Ahead of tomorrow’s Stage 1 debate in the Scottish Parliament, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has warned that the Natural Environment Bill poses several risks to the balance of deer management in Scotland. BASC has briefed MSPs on its main concerns and is urging a rethink of proposals that could undermine effective… Read more »
The House of Lords Select Committee for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has just announced its final oral witnesses, and it will not hear from terminally ill individuals or those who have assisted loved ones to die. Clare Turner, a terminally ill person, and Louise Shackleton, who accompanied her husband to Switzerland… Read more »
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Ofsted has reported that performance in the first two years of vocational GCSEs has been “satisfactory” but further improvements are needed. Eight new vocational GCSEs were introduced in September 2002 in Applied Art and Design, Applied Business, Leisure and Tourism, Health and Social Care, Manufacturing, Engineering, Applied Science and Applied ICT. Seven were developed from… Read more »
On the tenth anniversary of Tony Blair’s leadership of the Labour Party, a new poll suggests that the majority of voters want him to stay on as Prime Minister, but also view him as arrogant and “too presidential”. On Wednesday Mr Blair will have led the party for ten years, and nearly eight as Prime… Read more »
