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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 Labour officials were jubilant at a reported drop in crime during the party’s time in office today. The official figures, released by the British Crime Survey, also revealed that fears of a recession-driven crime wave have proved unfounded. Offending is at its lowest level since 1981. Offences fell by nine per cent… Read more »
By Ian Dunt David Cameron has hit out at the “wave of public sympathy” for Raoul Moat, the killer whose one-week chase from the police ended in his death this weekend. Asked about a Facebook page in which several members of the public had criticised the police for the six-hour siege which ended in Moat’s… Read more »
