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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Gordon Brown has pledged to abide with his “golden” fiscal rule, despite fears of a record shortfall in funding in September. The Treasury’s budget deficit grew to £10.8 billion in September from £3.3 billion year-on-year. In the last fiscal year, the deficit as a whole expanded to £37 billion, three per cent of gross domestic… Read more »
The Labour MP for Newport East, Alan Howarth, has said he will not be putting his name forward for re-election at the next general election. The MP created history in 1995 when he crossed the floor of the House of Commons to the Labour side, after disagreeing with the then Conservative government’s “indifferent” policy toward… Read more »
