The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »
BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
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Labour MPs have reacted angrily to Tony Blair’s announcement today that he has no intention of saying exactly when he will leave Downing Street. The prime minister stressed he was not going to go “on and on” and would keep his promise not to fight a fourth general election, but told his critics to stop… Read more »
Stephen Byers has today repeated his call for inheritance tax to be scrapped, insisting it does nothing to address inequalities in society and is hurting ordinary people. The former transport minister and Blair loyalist said he stood by his proposal, despite fierce criticism from Gordon Brown and a brush-off from Downing Street. “The original architects… Read more »
