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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By politics.co.uk staff Northern Rock is set to resume lending with up to £14 billion in new mortgages by 2011, the government has announced. Chancellor Alistair Darling said Northern Rock will be allowed to lend up to 90 per cent of the home’s value, although most banks are refusing to lend more than 75 per… Read more »
By Matthew West The former director of public prosecutions has hit out at the government in an article in The Times today in which he says bank fraud poses a greater threat to society than terrorism. In a highly critical article Sir Ken MacDonald, who served as director of public prosecutions for five years between… Read more »
