Jersey’s States Assembly will meet today to discuss proposals from the Citizens’ Jury to change the law 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, campaigns to legalise assisted dying for both the terminally ill and incurably suffering. It has… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation’s (BASC) Eat Game initiative is launching a ground-breaking monthly podcast focused on wild game and its sustainability credentials. A spin-off from the official BASC Podcast, the Eat Game Podcast will serve the consumer market, with particular focus on those with a specific interest in sustainable food. Hosted by BASC’s resident… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The House of Lords has rejected a move to legalise Brits taking their loved ones overseas for assisted suicide. The measure, which was fitted in as an amendment to the coroners and justice bill, was defeated in a free vote by 194 to 141. It was proposed by Lord Falconer, former Labour… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Alistair Darling has laid out plans to strengthen regulation of the banking sector in a much-expected white paper, but the Tories have dismissed it as “totally inadequate”. The chancellor told the Commons the Financial Services Authority (FSA) watchdog would be given a statutory duty to preserve stability in the sector. He said… Read more »
