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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The government is going to miss its target of getting half of all young people in Britain into higher education by 2010, a new report warns. Declining numbers of young people and stagnating levels of people taking A-levels are likely to keep the university attendance rate at its current level of 43 per cent, research… Read more »
The government is running out of time to implement its ambitious programme of reform of NHS dentistry, an influential committee of MPs warns today. The public accounts committee questions whether, in postponing implementation of reform until April 2006, there is enough time to acquire sufficient resources and capacity to provide the extra 1,000 dentists thought… Read more »
