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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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Hewitt: scheme will tackle scan 'bottleneck'
Scan waiting times to be reduced

Patients forced to wait for a routine diagnostic scan will be able to choose to go to another NHS or private hospital to have their scan more quickly, under new government plans. The scheme, announced by health secretary Patricia Hewitt, will begin in November for patients waiting over 20 weeks for a MRI or CT… Read more »

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Tory traditionalists launch liberal fight

A group of Conservative MPs has unveiled plans to repel the “modernising” forces within the party. Twenty-five right-wing Conservative MPs have banded together to promote their own brand of “social conservatism” centring on traditionalist notions of the church, patriotism and family values. Led by Gainsborough MP Edward Leigh, the group is unhappy with the liberal… Read more »