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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T&G leader Sir Bill Morris has laid out several Government challenges for workers rights in a speech to the TUC conference today. The Transport and General Workers’ Union leader called on the Government to go further than it has for workers, suggesting that they establish protection suitable for a 21st century labour market. He also… Read more »
Service sector confidence has continued to fall this month with increasing job losses and declining investment levels, according to a survey. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) highlighted in its quarterly survey of the service sector that confidence has been falling for a year. The CBI and Grant Thornton found that among consumer services, business… Read more »
