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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In a major speech this morning, Tony Blair set out plans to transform the twentieth-century welfare state into a twenty-first century “opportunity society”. Speaking to a conference hosted by ippr and Demos, Mr Blair said he wanted to see social mobility – constant for almost thirty years – “rising once again, a dominant feature of… Read more »
Homelessness could be affecting thousands of 16 to 24-year-olds in England, according to new research from York University’s Centre for Housing Policy. The study shows that nearly 52,000 young people were without some adequate form of permanent housing in 2003. People were classed as homeless if they had nowhere to live, were based in temporary… Read more »
