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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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The EU appears keen to strip Britain of its rebate
EU budget chief: UK rebate ‘should end’

by Peter Wozniak Britain’s rebate from its contributions to the EU ought to be repealed, according to the man in charge of the Union’s 140 billion euro budget. Janusz Lewandowski, in an interview with the German newspaper Handesblatt, argued that the time when it was appropriate for the UK to have its rebate had long… Read more »

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The traditional Pre-Budget report looks set to be axed
Osborne ‘to scrap’ the Pre-Budget report

By politics.co.uk staff The annual Pre-Budget Report (PBR) is set to be scrapped and replaced with short statements on Treasury forecasts, according to media reports. The chancellor is to abandon the practise, in place since Gordon Brown started at the Treasury in 1997, of producing the mid-year comprehensive reports on the government’s spending plans, and… Read more »