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 Conservative Party’s economic affairs spokesman has called for the number of MPs in the House of Commons to be trimmed. Andrew Tyrie, Conservative MP for Chichester, in his new book “Pruning the Politicians” which outlines his cost-cutting agenda, said axing the number of MPs by a fifth could save £25 million a year in… Read more »
Britain will use next year’s presidencies of the G8 and European Union to push for greater debt relief for the ravaged countries of Africa, Gordon Brown pledged on Sunday. Ahead of his trip to America this week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said he was “optimistic” the Bush administration would support plans for 100 per… Read more »
