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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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Mandelson is the victim of Labour's need to break with its  past.
Analysis: Why are the knives out for Mandelson?

In the midst of a leadership race in which all candidates have pledged a break with the past, Mandelson’s support has become poisonous. By Ian Dunt One of the more charming, Shakespearean aspects of politics is the prevalence of spectacular falls from grace. Case in point: Peter Mandelson. The New Labour architect, who was widely… Read more »

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The Chancellor is making swingeing cuts to his own deparment
Osborne to cut Treasury staff ‘by a quarter’

by Peter Wozniak The Chancellor is to set an example for all government departments by axeing staff in his own, according to media reports. In preparation for the October spending review, Mr Osborne is allocating cuts to each government department, amid calls from individual ministers to spare specific spending commitments. Of the 1,350 staff who… Read more »