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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A new report published by the Prison Reform Trust says that tough sentencing by judges rather than a rise in crime, has led to a record prison population. The report, ‘The Decision to Imprison: Sentencing and The Prison Population’, funded by the Esm e Fairbairn Foundation under its Rethinking Crime and Punishment initiative, concludes that… Read more »
MPs are warning that the lack of affordable, good quality childcare is the main barrier to work for parents and may mean the Government will not be able to achieve its target of halving child poverty by the end of the decade. The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee warned that despite the introduction… Read more »
