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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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Building on the £20 billion already achieved, departments will save a further £30 billion by 2010. This is money available for reinvestment in public services. Departmental spending will rise from £345 billion this year to £397 billion in 2010. Defence An additional £400 million allocated for operations this year. This on top of the increase… Read more »
The chancellor was today accused of stealing the Conservatives clothes after he announced reforms to inheritance tax and non-domicile tax benefits. The Conservatives effectively ended Gordon Brown’s honeymoon period last week, when they announced plans to scrap inheritance tax for all but millionaires. Their resultant leap in the opinion polls was this weekend seen by… Read more »
