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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By Alex Stevenson David Miliband has called for a “clear political strategy” to match military efforts in Afghanistan. The foreign secretary gave a speech to the Nato parliamentary assembly in Edinburgh this morning as concerns about the struggle against the Taliban continued to escalate. So far this year coalition fatalities stand at 472. While Mr… Read more »
By Emmeline Saunders Liberal Democrat shadow chancellor Vince Cable has criticised high-risk “casino banking” and called for a ten per cent levy on bank profits this year to tackle the national deficit. The money raised by the banking sector would create £2 billion revenue to help plug the debt it in part created, Mr Cable… Read more »
