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Ahead of tomorrow’s Stage 1 debate in the Scottish Parliament, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has warned that the Natural Environment Bill poses several risks to the balance of deer management in Scotland. BASC has briefed MSPs on its main concerns and is urging a rethink of proposals that could undermine effective… Read more »
The House of Lords Select Committee for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has just announced its final oral witnesses, and it will not hear from terminally ill individuals or those who have assisted loved ones to die. Clare Turner, a terminally ill person, and Louise Shackleton, who accompanied her husband to Switzerland… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson Gordon Brown has laid out his vision for Britain’s recovery in a major speech on the economy, but the threat of further public sector strikes is reminding voters of the spending cuts still to come. The prime minister addressed a Canary Wharf audience this morning as he assessed the state of the… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Civil servants are considering fresh industrial action after completing a 48-hour strike against changes to the civil service compensation scheme. The Public and Commercial Service (PCS) union’s Mark Serwotka told politics.co.uk that Gordon Brown needed to come to the negotiating table and begin talking if he wanted a “stable situation” going into… Read more »
