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 politics.co.uk staff Campaigners pushing for a limit on the Vatican’s political influence will hit the streets of London today, in a march coordinated with protests in Rome. A ‘No Vat’ demonstration will take to the streets of the Italian capital, given impetus by the Vatican’s involvement in an Italian controversy over a father who… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Taxpayer money will go to drug dealers unless the Tories back plans to force drug addict benefit recipients to enter treatment, a Labour MP has said. Charlotte Atkins, MP for Staffordshire Moorlands, said the Tories were wrong to let drug users receive benefits without rehabilitation. Providing addicts with money but not requiring… Read more »
