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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 »
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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The operation of HM Customs & Excise and Inland Revenue’s flagship PFI scheme has been sharply criticised by a leading parliamentary committee. The Public Accounts Committee said there were serious weaknesses in the STEPS estate management deal which four years on are still not fully rectified. In 2001, HM Customs & Excise and Inland Revenue,… Read more »
The IRA is expected to deliver a statement imminently committing itself to “peaceful means”, Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain said yesterday. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland said he was confident the paramilitary group would give up the gun for the ballot box after Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams urged the terrorists to embrace… Read more »
