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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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw believes “very strongly” that voters will back the new European constitution in a referendum. Mr Straw said the government had won key concessions from other European countries back in June and as such the treaty was good news for Britain. Responding to his Conservative shadow, Michael Ancram, in the Commons on… Read more »
Less-than-robust growth in the eurozone is threatening the global economy, chancellor Gordon Brown has told The Financial Times. Noting the EU’s effect on the “imbalances” in the global economy, Mr Brown called for a new “sense of urgency” and a “new commitment to fundamental reform”. Mr Brown made the case for EU policy chiefs to… Read more »
