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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s decision to postpone the implementation of muirburn licensing. The government had planned to introduce a licensing scheme ahead of 15 September – the start of the new muirburn season. However, a range of organisations, including BASC, raised serious concerns about the readiness… Read more »
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has passed Third Reading in the House of Commons. The vote was 314 in favour, 291 against. My Death, My Decision and Humanists UK welcome the result. Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK, said: ‘The House of Commons has taken a historic step towards meeting the… Read more »
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The real question when it comes to Lee Anderson’s resignation yesterday — ahead of the first set of votes on Rwanda Bill amendments — is not “why did it happen?”, but “why did it take so long?”. The former deputy Conservative chair told the prime minister it had been a “huge honour” to serve the… Read more »
The phrase “of course, I regret… ” is a locution deployed by politicians when all other means of avoiding the phrase “I’m sorry” are exhausted. It is a choice chain of words: the “of course” shows the politician both as accepting, reflective but certain; the “I regret” implies that while some wrongdoing has occurred, the… Read more »
