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BASC responds to general election announcement

The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called a general election to be held on 4 July. This is undoubtedly an important election for shooting and conservation. Shooting plays a key role in the economy and the conservation and management of the countryside, and any incoming government will have to be alert to the needs of… Read more »

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Jersey votes to legalise assisted dying

The States Assembly of Jersey has voted to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people. In a landmark vote, Jersey’s politicians have voted in favour of compassion, autonomy, and the rights of people who are dying. Humanists UK and Channel Islands Humanists have welcomed the historic vote. A significant majority of 31 Assembly members vote… Read more »

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Trafigura will now pay out to the Ivorians affected by the slops
UK oil firm settles toxic waste case

By politics.co.uk staff British oil trading firm Trafigura is set to pay out millions of pounds after settling in one of the largest class actions in history. The firm, which is based in Holland but has a strong London arm, was accused of dumping hundreds of tons of ‘slops’ near Abidjan, in the Ivory Coast,… Read more »

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BBC defended by Bradshaw against Murdoch assault
Media landscape not Orwellian, Bradshaw insists

By Alex Stevenson Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has rejected James Murdoch’s claim that Britain’s media landscape is “Orwellian”. Speaking yesterday evening at a Royal Television Society conference in Cambridge, Mr Bradshaw responded to Mr Murdoch’s scathing attack against the BBC last month in which he attacked its state-sponsored status and claimed the market was being… Read more »