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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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Brown ‘must be a friend to the poor’

By politics.co.uk staff Gordon Brown must use next months G20 meeting in London to ally himself to developing countries rather than rich ones, according to an influential magazine. The lead editorial in this week’s Lancet expresses admiration for the way Mr Brown has repeatedly called for a strengthening of ambitions to alleviate global poverty despite… Read more »

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Six years on but anger still rages over Iraq

By Ian Dunt It’s the sixth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq but anger still prevails at the UK’s role in the conflict. Yesterday, Carne Ross, a former British diplomat and Britain’s leading expert on Iraq at the United Nations, launched a strongly worded demand for an inquiry while giving evidence at a public administration… Read more »