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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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“Probable” new outbreak of foot and mouth

There has been a “probable” new leak of the foot and mouth virus at the government-owned Pirbright site in Surrey. Environment secretary Hilary Benn told MPs today a leaking valve meant it was possible the live foot and mouth virus had escaped into drainage facilities at the Merial facility. However, he said officials from the… Read more »

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Ministers ‘probably undertrained’

Too many ministers are not qualified to do their jobs, government insiders have told MPs. Cabinet office minister Ed Miliband yesterday told the public administration select committee ministers were “probably undertrained”. Former Labour minister Nick Raynsford went further and said ministers were not undertrained but simply untrained. The pre-scheduled evidence session comes as the government… Read more »