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 London Mayor Boris Johnson is launching a campaign today to convince firms to open up their toilets to the public. Washroom facilities in the capital are down 40 per cent since 1999, leading to calls for restaurants and companies to open up their facilities to the non-paying public. “Letting people know where… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The government is to publish a set of guidelines for interrogators, military personnel and intelligence officers when they question terrorist suspects. The statement revealing the clarified guidelines indicates the government is trying to get on the front foot over the issue, with headlines surrounding the treatment of Binyam Mohamed appearing in the… Read more »
