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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By Alex Stevenson Another poll has confirmed the end of the ‘Brown bounce’, with the Conservatives recording a six-point swing against Labour. The Tories were up four per cent in January to 43 per cent according to the Times/Populus poll. Labour slipped two points to 33 per cent while the Liberal Democrats continued their mediocre… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Land earmarked for the proposed construction of a third runway at Heathrow Airport has been purchased by a Greenpeace-led coalition of climate change protestors. The land, approximately the size of half a football pitch, is located in the village of Sipson, with Greenpeace protestors expected to occupy the site with the intention… Read more »
