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 Ian Dunt The government has won a supreme court appeal confirming that troops are not protected by the Human Rights Act. The government had originally lost the case, and then the appeal, but a final supreme court decision was allowed, which went in the government’s favour this morning. The President of the Supreme Court,… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Labour leadership candidate Diane Abbott has given her support to left-wing diehard Ken Livingstone for the coming London mayoral race. Ms Abbott, the only one of five Labour leadership candidates representing the left wing of the party, was quoted by the MayorWatch blog as saying Mr Livingstone’s “experience and knowledge of London… Read more »
