The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »
Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will take place on 2 May 2024 and provide the perfect opportunity for the shooting community to find out where local Police and Crime Commissioner candidates stand on firearms licensing. BASC has launched a contact platform which allows you to search for your local PCC candidates by police… Read more »
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There needs to be a “complete renaissance” in the West’s foreign policy to defeat an “arc of extremism” stretching across the Middle East, Tony Blair has said. The prime minister said the conflicts in the Lebanon, in Iraq and Afghanistan could only be defeated by an “alliance of moderation”, made up of Christians, Arabs and… Read more »
The home secretary has pledged to challenge a Court of Appeal ruling which today said the control orders used on terror suspects broke human rights law. John Reid lost his attempt to overturn a previous court ruling that the restrictions placed on six terror suspects broke the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Three senior… Read more »
