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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s decision to postpone the implementation of muirburn licensing. The government had planned to introduce a licensing scheme ahead of 15 September – the start of the new muirburn season. However, a range of organisations, including BASC, raised serious concerns about the readiness… Read more »
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has passed Third Reading in the House of Commons. The vote was 314 in favour, 291 against. My Death, My Decision and Humanists UK welcome the result. Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK, said: ‘The House of Commons has taken a historic step towards meeting the… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Unemployment in Britain rose to 1.97 million in the last three months of 2008, official statistics have shown. There had been fears figures from the Office for National Statistics would see the number of jobless exceed two million for the first time since New Labour came to power. The unemployment rate of… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson A backbench Labour MP faces stormy weather in his attempt to strengthen workers’ statutory redundancy rights during the recession. As the economic clouds darken in Britain’s economy Lindsay Hoyle’s attempt to change the way statutory redundancy is calculated faces its own metaphorical hurricane of government reluctance. “There’s a storm ahead. Do we… Read more »
