The removal of gamekeeping and wildlife management courses from the education syllabus by 2023 has been described by the rural sector as “deeply concerning” in an open letter to the Secretary of State for Education, Nadhim Zahawi. The letter states the removal of the Land & Wildlife course within the new T Level system will… Read more »
Jersey’s States Assembly today approved a proposal to change the law on assisted dying for adult islanders with terminal or incurable conditions, who have a clear and settled wish to end their lives. Channel Islands Humanists, part of Humanists UK, which campaigns for a right to die for those with terminal or incurable illnesses, praised the debate… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Calls for a minimum price on alcoholic units have been ruled out by prime minister Gordon Brown. The proposals, set out in the chief medical officer’s report on the state of the nation’s health today, would effectively double the price of some alcoholic drinks. But University of Sheffield research suggests the effects… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso has admitted he regrets the Conservatives’ decision to leave the European parliament’s EPP group. The European People’s party (EPP), a Christian democratic, conservative party, is the largest such group within the European parliament. But last week the Tories announced they would withdraw from the EPP and… Read more »
