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 politics.co.uk staff The Labour blogger who launched the party’s manifesto yesterday once called for the prime minister to quit, it has emerged. Ellie Gellard wrote a piece in July 2008 calling for Gordon Brown to step down after the Glasgow East by-election defeat. The piece was uncovered by Tory bloggers after… Read more »
By Chris Bradley Whether Ricky Tomlinson will be Wavertree’s candidate for the Socialist Labour party [SLP] is still unclear. The former Brookside and Royle Family star met with SLP leader Arthur Scargill in Liverpool in February and it was expected that Mr Tomlinson would be announced as a candidate. That announcement has never come and… Read more »
