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The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »
BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
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At some point before the end of January 2025, voters will be called on to go to the polls in the UK’s next General Election. Over the course of the next 18 months, we will be urged to buy-in to manifestos from multiple political parties setting out how they believe they will make the UK… Read more »
Artificial intelligence is the topic on everyone’s lips. Safety risks are increasing as we approach truly transformative “strong” AI systems, models that could outperform humans in nearly every domain. These models could do tremendous good, like helping develop new cancer drugs or solving fusion, but they could also enable catastrophic harm if misdirected. As we… Read more »
