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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George Osborne today insisted the Conservatives would not promise any unfunded tax cuts as the party’s tax commission proposed a £21 billion package of cuts. The review, led by former government minister Lord Forsyth, calls for the ten per cent rate of income tax to be abolished; the basic 22 per cent rate cut to… Read more »
The government-commissioned review of party funding today suggests a “greater level” of public finance could be introduced in the future. Hayden Phillips said state funding could be allocated on the basis of how many votes a political party got at the last election, or on how many members it has. This would encourage people to… Read more »
