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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Britain’s best-known pollster, head of Mori Sir Bob Worcester, is to step down. After 36 years he is leaving his post as chairman at the company he founded. Originally from America, Sir Bob took British citizenship last year. He is not leaving Mori completely though, as he will chair its new advisory board, become life… Read more »
Sir Gus O’Donnell has been appointed as Cabinet Secretary and head of the home civil service. This means the former Permanent Secretary to the Treasury is now the UK’s most powerful civil servant. The current Cabinet Secretary Sir Andrew Turnbull is retiring in the summer. Prime Minister Tony Blair said: “Sir Gus O’Donnell has a… Read more »
