The government’s new environmental land management schemes are an open door for management practices undertaken for shooting and conservation, says the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). The two new schemes unveiled by the Secretary of State for Defra George Eustice at the Oxford Farming Conference will play a pivotal role in the Governments’… Read more »
Yesterday the Government announced proposals to introduce outdoor civil marriages at approved premises on a permanent basis and to also introduce outdoor religious marriages, but failed to make any similar reforms to legally recognise humanist marriages. Humanists UK has urged the Government to act now to legally recognise humanist marriages without delay. Humanists UK Chief… Read more »
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By Peter Wozniak Nick Clegg will challenge other countries to match Britain’s leading role in working towards the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in a speech in New York today. The deputy prime minister is representing Britain at a major international event for the first time. He is expected to use his speech to outline… Read more »
By Peter Wozniak The UK will halve the fatalities from malaria in the next five years in at least ten African countries, Nick Clegg will announce at a fringe meeting at the UN today. The deputy prime minister will announce the policy as part of his appearance at the UN Millennium Development Goals summit, for… Read more »
