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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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Nigel Farage has quit as leader of Ukip, just a day after announcing his candidacy against John Bercow in Buckingham.
Farage quits as Ukip leader

By politics.co.uk staff Nigel Farage has quit as leader of Ukip, just a day after announcing his candidacy against John Bercow in Buckingham. The South East MEP will inform his party of the decision at its conference in Stockport today, but he has already made the move public, citing the workload of leading both the… Read more »

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EU diplomatic service supplanting Foreign Office
EU diplomatic service ‘challenging Foreign Office’

By politics.co.uk staff The Foreign Office is being supplanted by the EU’s own diplomatic service, according to a report published today. The report, by the Taxpayers’ Alliance, highlights some startling costs attached to the business of running the EU’s diplomatic service. Excluding wages, it found the EU’s international affairs programme has a budget of £3.4… Read more »