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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The trade and industry committee published its report on nuclear power, called ‘New Nuclear? Examining the Issues’, on July 10th – just a day before the publication of the government’s energy review. Not seeking to give a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to new nuclear power stations, the report is rather a checklist of the major… Read more »
When we started the energy review process we knew that nuclear power would always grab the headlines. But it was encouraging to see that so many people recognised, contrary to the accusations when we began, that this was not a “nuclear review”, but in fact covered a huge range of issues on both the supply… Read more »