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 Britain will give same-sex civil partnerships the same status as marriages by the end of the parliament, Simon Hughes has predicted. The Liberal Democrat deputy leader, who is not a member of the government, made the suggestion on the Yoosk internet interview website. “It would be appropriate in Britain in 2010, 2011,… Read more »
By Ian Dunt The permanent demonstration outside parliament has been removed by bailiffs in a four-hour operation in the dead of night. It took around 60 bailiffs to clear Parliament Square, starting at around 01:00 BST. But protestors are lingering around the eight-foot green fence erected around the square and vowed to go on demonstrating… Read more »
