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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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By Alex Stevenson EU leaders have united to pressure Egypt for “political reform” – but declined to call for president Hosni Mubarak to step down. The joint statement issued after a summit in Brussels came as a ‘day of departure’ protest in Cairo’s Tahrir Square progressed largely peacefully. Groups of “thugs” ransacked Al Jazeera’s Cairo… Read more »

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‘Doom and gloom’ economy debate plods on

By Alex Stevenson Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband have made strikingly similar speeches on the future for Britain’s economy. The deputy prime minister told an audience in Rotherham that Britain faces a “long, hard road back to prosperity”. Mr Miliband used a speech in Gateshead to address his concern that the ‘British promise’ – this… Read more »