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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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Anti-poverty bosses face review over ‘lavish’ expenses

By politics.co.uk staff Executives at the taxpayer-funded Commonwealth Development Corporation are facing a review after media reports exposed “lavish” expenses claims. A £336 taxi ride from Brussels to Paris, £700 for dinner at a Michelin star restaurant and £530 for a single night at a Hong Kong hotel were among the expenses submitted by the… Read more »

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Built to last? Some want the coalition to continue past the next election.
Tory: Make coalition permanent

By politics.co.uk staff The Lib-Con coalition should be put on a permanent footing, with just one candidate standing in each constituency, an influential Conservative has suggested. Tory MP Nick Boles, who founded Policy Exchange, David Cameron’s favourite think tank, said the set-up would be natural given the two parties would have shared the same record… Read more »