Regulation
Ahead of tomorrow’s Stage 1 debate in the Scottish Parliament, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has warned that the Natural Environment Bill poses several risks to the balance of deer management in Scotland. BASC has briefed MSPs on its main concerns and is urging a rethink of proposals that could undermine effective… Read more »
The House of Lords Select Committee for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has just announced its final oral witnesses, and it will not hear from terminally ill individuals or those who have assisted loved ones to die. Clare Turner, a terminally ill person, and Louise Shackleton, who accompanied her husband to Switzerland… Read more »
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Gordon Brown has created an advisory group of senior business figures, in a move designed to dispel concerns he will be less sympathetic to big business than his predecessor. Sir Alan Sugar, star of TV show The Apprentice, confirmed he is one of the first high-profile appointments. The prime minister’s Business Council for Britain will… Read more »
Conservative leader David Cameron has been defending his party’s reputation as the party of small business at a launch of a new scheme designed to encourage entrepreneurs. Mr Cameron joined reality TV businessman Tim Campbell at the launch of the Bright Ideas Trust in London. The Trust is the brainchild of Mr Campbell, winner of… Read more »
