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Dizzying Lords reform debate won’t end prettily

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Religious groups are welcome to have a role in political.

The faithful can’t be trusted to have a political voice

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Financial privilege - when it comes to money, the Commons holds the power

More light than heat in financial privilege row

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Benefit cap resistance likely to be dampened through nine-month grace period

Welfare reform: Don’t expect much fight from the Lords

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Clerks in both Houses operate by the book

It’s not necessarily game over for welfare reform resistance, after all

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Clegg gave evidence to the Lords constitution committee this morning

Another voter registration retreat in the offing?

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If Hester’s bonus was immoral, so are all the others

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Royal Mail rows back on knife ban

Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »

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New deer management orders could contravene human rights according to Scotland’s largest shooting organisation

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 »

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Do her views need representing in parliament?

Giving the unborn their say

Protecting the interests of the unborn is important, but representing their views now poses a bit of a headache.

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Should Scottish MPs get to vote in England-only matters?

Coalition won’t back down over independence referendum talks

London might have agreed to talks with the Scottish government over the terms of the independence referendum, but a little-noticed clause in their establishment of the West Lothian Question commission suggests they’re not planning on budging.

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