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Successful amendment to Sentience Bill reassures those who work with animals

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 »

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Ruger named top dog at Crufts

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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Record fall in job vacancies

By politics.co.uk staff The demand for staff in the UK has fallen at its fastest rate since 1997, a new survey has found. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs, published today, highlights a continuing downturn in employment opportunities at the beginning of 2009. The survey found that lower candidate appointments… Read more »

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Unemployment reaches 6.1 per cent

By politics.co.uk staff Unemployment has hit 6.1 per cent after rising by 131,000 between September and November, according to Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures released today. The news follows further indicators of the depth of the UK’s economic despair, with the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) indicating mortgage lending went down 30 per cent… Read more »