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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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Scottish Assisted Dying Bill Published – Humanists UK Comment

The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »

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Howard: Drugs are wrong

Conservative leader Michael Howard today vowed to drive drug dealers out of Britain with a combination of tougher sentences, more police and a major anti-drugs advertising campaign. He promised “no sympathy” for dealers and accused Prime Minister Tony Blair of sending out mixed messages on drugs by downgrading the classification of cannabis. Speaking at a… Read more »

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Blair defends terror policy

Tony Blair has defended the Government’s decision to use unprecedented measures in the war on terror. He was writing in the Daily Telegraph after a Commons vote approved, by a slender margin, plans to give the Home Secretary the power to place terror suspects under house arrest. In his article, the Prime Minister made it… Read more »