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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The Liberal Democrats have launched a campaign to scrap the “evil” and “unfair” council tax. Buoyed by a recent by-election victory in Brent East, the Lib Dems are confident they can capture disillusioned left of centre voters. Subsequently, the “axe the tax” campaign was launched at their party conference in Brighton. And delegates at the… Read more »
Lord Hutton’s judicial inquiry established yesterday that elements of the September dossier were omitted to bolster the case for war against Saddam Hussein’s regime. In Court 73, John Scarlett, the head of the Joint Intelligence Committee JIC, before Hutton for a second time, admitted that a clause stating the fallen Iraqi dictator would only use… Read more »
