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 Alex Stevenson David Cameron and Nick Clegg seized on their united decentralising agenda in a bid to sell the coalition government, after Peter Mandelson’s memoirs reminded Britain of the horsetrading which preceded their deal. Two uncomfortable months in power for the junior party have seen the first cracks within the coalition develop quickly, but… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff After years of plotting from Labour politicians it took Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg to finally end Gordon Brown’s career, Peter Mandelson has revealed. The former first secretary of state’s memoirs, which are being serialised in the Times newspaper, claim Mr Clegg told Mr Brown a Lib-Lab coalition was only possible without… Read more »
