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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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By Alex Stevenson A new initiative is handing young people the opportunity to lobby members of the Cabinet directly. Social networking website Bebo’s Take Your Ideas To The Top campaign will find three winners who will present their suggestions on crime, careers and climate change to members of the Cabinet. In a bid to make… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson The worst offenders of the recent expenses scandal should be jailed, an MP has claimed. Plaid Cymru’s Elfyn Lwyd told BBC1’s Question Time programme last night he expected as many as four MPs could find themselves behind bars for their abuses of the expenses system. Mr Lwyd is a member of the… Read more »