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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Ken Livingstone has set out his vision for London’s transport if elected for a third-term as London mayor. Mr Livingstone has promised a greener and more personalised service, complete with a new fleet of environmentally friendly buses, modernised Tube system and the long-promised Crossrail. Launching his transport manifesto in east London, Mr Livingstone said transport… Read more »
David Cameron has repeated his wish to hand a third of government jobs to Conservative women. The Tory leader said this was not about imposing quotas but setting the “realistic aspiration” that a third of government jobs could be held by women by the end of his first term in government, should his party win… Read more »
