Constitutional Reform
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has received ministerial confirmation which quashes claims that country sports will be banned in Wales by 2024. The false information was spread through a series of social media posts in March this year, which made claims that shooting and other country sports would have no future in… Read more »
The workers and owners of a popular local café/restaurant have forged a union recognition agreement thought to be a first of its kind in the city. South Street Kitchen in Park Hill has agreed to undertake collective bargaining with their workers’ union of choice, Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU). The agreement means that the owners… Read more »
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Ministers are taking advantage of lax lobbying rules to exploit political contacts for private gain, MPs have found. The public administration committee called for greater transparency and tighter regulation of the industry. “We are strongly concerned that, with the rules as loosely and as variously interpreted as they currently are, former ministers in particular appear… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson The government faces criticism today for using too much “jargonboogle”. The Centre for Policy Studies has published its 2009 Lexicon, a guide to contemporary newspeak exposing the way in which politicians use jargon to cover their real meaning. In its preface Bill Jamieson, executive editor of the Scotsman newspaper, has launched a… Read more »
