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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Care for the elderly in the UK is “unfair”, “inconsistent” and will be inadequate in the long term without radical reform, a report says today. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) says the elderly care system lacks clarity about how much people should contribute and how much they should be entitled to. The report’s author, Donald… Read more »
Taxpayers will be paying £6.5 million to subsidise the green energy market by the end of the decade, an influential committee of MPs warns today. The public accounts committee (PAC) describes this shouldering of the burden to meet emissions targets as “unacceptable” and insisted ministers take action. Under the Renewables Obligation, introduced in April 2002,… Read more »
