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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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Chris Bryant is Labour's MP for the Rhondda
Comment: Why we should end the sex education opt-out

It’s difficult to be critical when there’s a new baby in the family – but one of the toughest problems facing modern Britain remains the dramatically high figures for teenage pregnancy. By Chris Bryant The UK figures are the highest in Europe, five times higher than in the Netherlands, twice that in France and three… Read more »

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Michael Gove's radical educataion plans have met with a lukewarm reception
Gove ‘delighted’ on free schools proposals

by Peter Wozniak The education secretary has expressed optimism over the progress of his ‘free school’ reforms, despite only a small number of proposals likely to come to come to fruition by September 2011. Just 16 proposals have progressed to the next stage of development with a view to starting up at the beginning of… Read more »