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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Home Secretary David Blunkett has said that crime detection rates are ‘not good enough’. Speaking to Newsnight on BBC last night he explained that although crime has fallen, the fear of crime remains high, and that the proportion of crimes being resolved is too low. Fewer than a quarter of crimes lead to the perpetrator… Read more »
A survey by the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) has found that educational bodies are performing the worst out of all public sectors to implement race equality measures. New legislation was brought in after the Stephen Lawrence investigation, moving the race equality agenda to the public sector and forcing it to ’embrace a proactive, positive… Read more »
