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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Numbering high on the list of Sights We Thought We’d Never See, John Prescott’s entry into the Lords was a surprising affair in more ways than one. By Alex Stevenson How utterly improbable. A few years ago we would have placed rather long odds on this happy occasion. Surely it was less likely than the… Read more »
By Ian Dunt Labour is preparing itself for a fight against the might of the Murdoch empire, after it made early moves to fight the Australian’s £12 billion takeover of BSkyB. News Corp, owned by Rupert Murdoch, plans to acquire the 61% of Sky it does not already own. Labour backbencher Austin Mitchell has tabled… Read more »
