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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Lack of appropriate planning and private sector fundraising threatens UK athletes’ success in the 2012 Olympic Games, according to a Committee of Public Accounts (CPA) report. In one report regarding potential team success, Great Britain’s medal table goals were set at second and fourth respectively for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This summer’s Beijing… Read more »
Israel is failing in its obligations towards the health and welfare of the Palestinian population, an influential group of MPs has said. The MPs also called for diplomats to use the Egyptian-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas as an opportunity to ease restrictions imposed by Israel on Gaza’s borders. Israeli restrictions have resulted in shortages… Read more »
