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 Alex Stevenson Northern Ireland is starting to be viewed as a ‘test run’ for Afghanistan, as Britain marks the 40th anniversary of the Army being sent into the province for the first time. August 14th 1969 saw the British Army enter Northern Ireland for a “limited operation” amid sectarian violence flaring out of control… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson British forces must forge out a victory in Afghanistan in order to justify Nato and the armed forces’ existence, an academic has insisted. Hew Strachan of Oxford University argued commentators must confront the military from where the country finds itself, “not from where it might like them to be”. “Afghanistan is the… Read more »
