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 »
Latest articles
By politics.co.uk staff A press conference scheduled between Gordon Brown and Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari has been cancelled shortly after the prime minister’s arrival in Islamabad, reports suggest. Rumours are swirling among the prime minister’s entourage that the cancellation is a protest about the arrest of twelve men – 11 of them Pakistani students… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Gordon Brown has dumped his idea of a daily ‘clocking-in’ payment for MPs. The government is due to table its motion including the other proposals in the prime minister’s scheme for clearing up MPs’ allowances shortly. It is not expected to include the changes to the second homes allowance, however, after opposition… Read more »
