The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »
Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will take place on 2 May 2024 and provide the perfect opportunity for the shooting community to find out where local Police and Crime Commissioner candidates stand on firearms licensing. BASC has launched a contact platform which allows you to search for your local PCC candidates by police… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson Exchequer secretary Kitty Ussher has resigned from the government after just ten days at the Treasury. She was forced to quit after revelations published in tomorrow’s Telegraph newspaper showed she had avoided capital gains tax by ‘flipping’ her Burnley home. Ms Ussher had been a minister at the Department of Work and… Read more »
By Ian Dunt The leader of the union Unison has told Labour it will not be receiving any more “blank cheques” in a sign of growing tension between the unions and the government. The announcement means 64 constituency Labour parties will have their funding withdrawn. Speaking at the union’s National Delegate Conference, general secretary Dave… Read more »
