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BASC amendments place the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill on a more ‘workable’ footing. BASC has claimed a significant victory in a crucial vote on the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill, which will ensure that grouse shooting continues unhampered. MSPs in the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee today, 7 February, entered day one of… Read more »
A UK Government petition to hold a parliamentary vote on assisted dying has passed 100,000 signatures in less than a month, and will be considered for Westminster Hall debate in Parliament. Humanists UK has welcomed the news, thanked members and supporters who have already signed and encouraged others to add their signatures. This petition calls for… Read more »
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The Government’s decision to allow workers from EU accession countries to come and work in the UK has been a “tremendous success”, Home Secretary David Blunkett said today. He insisted the European countries that closed their borders to workers had simply encouraged the growth of clandestine working, undermining labour standards and legitimate employers. Nearly 91,000… Read more »
Transport Secretary Alistair Darling today described Saturday’s rail crash near Reading as a “tragic accident”. He was speaking in the House of Commons following the publication of an interim report into the crash by the Health and Safety Executive. HSE investigators found no evidence to suggest there were any errors by railway staff, and ruled… Read more »
