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BASC responds to Scottish Government’s announcement on deer management

Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »

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Tories call for govt to scrap ID cards
Tories continue anti-ID card pressure

The Scottish Conservative party today launched a new campaign against the government’s forthcoming national identity card scheme. Annabel Goldie, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, will launch the campaign outside the Passport Office in Glasgow, arguing the scheme will be costly and ineffective. The Conservatives claim ID cards will not prevent terrorist attacks, illegal immigration or… Read more »

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Government wants to expand its "deep truth" about individuals
Govt ‘should step back’ from identity strategy

The government’s agenda of tailoring public services to the need of individuals has dangerous implications, a thinktank warns today. Jill Kirkby, director of the Centre for Police Studies (CPS) thinktank, questions whether a state making “value judgments” about individuals’ suitability to services is in the public interest. She describes the controversial identity cards scheme as… Read more »