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BASC chief executive presents new award to Gleneagles coaches

BASC chief executive Ian Bell has presented awards to coaches at the Gleneagles Shooting and Fishing School after the association partnered with the prestigious Gleneagles Hotel. BASC was appointed to deliver a top tier and in-depth Shotgun Coaching Award programme to all full-time coaches at the school. The award programme is a cornerstone of BASC’s commitment… Read more »

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Rally outside Parliament as MPs to debate assisted dying

Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »

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Job Centes were unprepared for the new scheme's the report found
Job centres ‘ill-equipped’ for back-to-work scheme

By politics.co.uk staff Staff at Job Centres were forced to take on more back-to-work schemes than they could deal with, the Conservatives have claimed. The party said a new report written for ministers reveals a disastrous and under-prepared response to the slew of government initiatives which followed the start of the recession. Staff were unprepared… Read more »

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Unemployment is falling - but slowly
Unemployment down, claims up

By politics.co.uk staff Unemployment fell at the tail end of 2009 but the number of people seeking jobseeker’s allowance shot up by 20,000. Official figures released this morning showed unemployment now stands at 2.46 million, after falling by 3,000. But the number of ‘underemployed workers’ – those working less than they wish to – has… Read more »