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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Four new commissioners have been appointed to the Equal Opportunities Commission by Minister for Women Patricia Hewitt. The appointees include Mohammed Aziz, director of Faithwise and already a commissioner at the Commission for Racial Equality, and Frances Hasler, head of user and public involvement at the Commission for Social Care Inspection will join the commission… Read more »
The Government’s secondary school education strategy has come in for strong criticism from the influential Education and Skills Select Committee. Today’s report, the culmination of a two-year inquiry into secondary education, casts doubt on a number of the Government’s flagship policies, suggesting they are based on “unexamined assumptions” and lack procedures to assess cost and… Read more »
