The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »
BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The Liberal Democrat bubble has not yet burst, a week on from the TV debate which gave Nick Clegg such a boost. The latest poll, The YouGov/Sun Daily tracker, puts the hitherto third party in first place, going to 34%, up three points from the day before. The Conservatives lose two points… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson An independent candidate standing in the crucial Labour-Conservative Luton South marginal has given his campaign a boost by attracting more Facebook supporters than those of almost all the Cabinet. Joe Hall has 1,200 supporters on the social networking website, compared to just 261 for Conservative candidate Nigel Huddleston and 221 for Labour’s… Read more »
