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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 politics.co.uk staff The chancellor has become the latest front bench MP to be sucked into the row over second home allowances. He follows several of his colleagues, including Geoff Hoon, transport secretary, Jacqui Smith, home secretary, and Tony McNulty, employment minister, who are all embroiled in controversy over their use of taxpayer money. But… Read more »
By Laura Miller Pierre de Coubertin, a young French aristocrat, now known as ‘le Rénovateur’, revived the modern Olympic Games in 1894. Born in 1863, some believe Coubertin attributed the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870 not to its military skills, but rather to the French soldiers’ lack of vigour. He decided… Read more »