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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Alistair Darling sounded a note of reassurance in his first Mansion House speech as chancellor. The chancellor said Britain was on firm ground and not in danger of returning to the dark days of the 1970s in yesterday evening’s speech. Foreign influences, rather than domestic pressures, are influencing inflation, he argued. But opposition parties criticised… Read more »
Traditional Labour supporters are now less likely to vote for their party at the next election, a poll has found. The research, conducted by pollsters Ipsos Mori for public services union Unison, found 47 per cent of longstanding Labour backers are less likely to vote for the party since 2005. It shows public sector workers… Read more »
