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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 »
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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By politics.co.uk staff The government’s plans for higher education will see universities facing “an era of survival of the fittest” as they deal with huge financial risk, a union has warned. The University and Colleges Union (UCU) has released a report, just one day before the crunch vote on fees in the Commons, showing vulnerabilities… Read more »
By Peter Wozniak Gordon Brown has spoken of banks’ ‘chronic recklessness’ in extracts from his new book. The former prime minister’s work, entitled ‘Beyond the Crash’, is currently being serialised in the Guardian – and reveals he felt “misled” over the weaknesses in the Royal Bank of Scotland, now owned predominantly by the taxpayer. In… Read more »
