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he new Animal Sentience Committee will now have to respect cultural traditions, religion, and heritage when scrutinising government policy following a successful amendment, which has been supported by BASC, to the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill. A group of 31 MPs proposed an amendment accepted by the government at the report stage of the Animal Welfare (Sentience)… Read more »
Flat-coated retriever Ruger was crowned overall winner of the BASC Gamekeepers’ classes at Crufts 2022. The Best in Show – Gamekeepers’ Ring winner Ruger – or Satinbaze Cracksman For Blacktoft to give him his full name, is owned by Helen Fox and was handled throughout the day and evening by her daughter, Megan. After a… Read more »
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Taxpayers would be able to look up on a website how their money has been spent under new proposals published by the Conservatives. Shadow chancellor George Osborne has unveiled details of a new bill which would require government to register all spending over £25,000 and for citizens to access it, in real time, on a… Read more »
Former cabinet minister Stephen Byers has warned that the forthcoming year will be “make or break time for New Labour”. Writing in the Times, the Tony Blair ally claims that next year’s comprehensive spending review will involve a “fundamental reconsideration” of Labour’s priorities and establish the party’s political agenda for the next decade. Mr Byers’… Read more »
