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 Queen’s Speech takes place later this morning. politics.co.uk takes a look at what it is likely to contain. NEW BILLS The following new bills are expected to be included in the Queen’s Speech: Animal Welfare Bill – the draft bill received pre-legislative scrutiny from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee in September and… Read more »
Ethnic minority employees are twice as likely to be unemployed as their white counterparts, a government task force has found. The employment rate for ethnic minorities stood at 59.4 per cent, compared with 74.9 per cent for the general population, the “ethnic minorities employment task force” found in its inaugural annual report. Jane Kennedy, chair… Read more »
