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Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »
BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson The government must balance the budget two years earlier than planned to address concerns about Britain’s AAA credit rating, Alistair Darling has been warned. The Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) director-general Richard Lambert has written a letter to the chancellor stating that the only way to resolve worries about Britain’s fiscal credibility… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson David Miliband has insisted British leaders did not indulge in “vainglorious boasting” after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Appearing before Sir John Chilcot’s panel in central London, the foreign secretary said that complacent back-slapping was “shattered pretty quickly” as problems with post-war planning emerged. Seven years after a US-led coalition ousted Saddam… Read more »
