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 Barack Obama will not make Britain choose between Europe and the US, an expert has predicted. Dana Allin, the International Institute of Strategic Studies’ senior fellow for transatlantic affairs, told politics.co.uk the new man in the White House was “smart enough and sophisticated enough” to treat the special relationship maturely. He said… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Barack Obama has been inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States in a truly historic day in Washington. Up to two million people hit the streets to watch Mr Obama take the oath of office and deliver his inaugural address as he begins his four-year term as commander in chief…. Read more »
