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Rally outside Parliament as MPs to debate assisted dying

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 »

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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

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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These polls leave the Tories laughing
Polls show collapsing Lib Dem support

By politics.co.uk staff Two polls released today showed the Liberal Democrats slipping back to just 16%, seven points worse than their general election result. Research by ICM for the Sunday Telegraph and YouGov for the Sunday Times saw the junior partners in the coalition government pushed into a firm third place, as Conservative support improved…. Read more »

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Time to move on
IDS to shift ‘immobile’ long-term unemployed

By Alex Stevenson The coalition government will make it easier for Britain’s long-term unemployed to relocate to find work, Iain Duncan Smith has said. The work and pensions secretary plans to reduce the risk associated with moving, especially housing-related problems, for those who are “trapped in estates”. Mr Duncan Smith argued in an interview with… Read more »