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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British National party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin will stand in Barking at the general election, he has announced. The far-right challenge to incumbent MP Margaret Hodge, the Labour culture minister, will target housing and education problems. The announcement came after Mr Griffin wrapped up his party’s annual conference in Wigan. “We’re going to spend more… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The Queen’s Speech should be scrapped this year and replaced with thorough implementation of reforms to parliament, Nick Clegg said this morning. In a comment piece for the Independent, the Lib Dem leader described this year’s Queen’s Speech as a “fiction”, because there wasn’t enough parliamentary time left until the election for… Read more »
