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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Thousands of column inches have been devoted to the Lisbon treaty. Hundreds of journalists have scratched their heads over its interminable reams. Now the Irish ‘no’ has rendered these labours meaningless. A majority of 109,964, in one of the EU’s smaller states, has left it dead and buried. Is this right? Is this fair? In… Read more »
Spanish truckers blockading their country’s border with France, while in Bordeaux drivers slow traffic to demand lower fuel prices. Portuguese drivers block roads in protests which left one demonstrator dead. In Belgium thousands of trade union members demonstrate in Liege, while in Asia protest erupts in India, Nepal, Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia. Green… Read more »
