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 Alex Stevenson Fresh evidence of the deep division within the Labour party over the forthcoming electoral reform referendum has been unveiled by the ‘no’ campaign. Over 100 opposition MPs will vote against the Liberal Democrat-backed proposal to changing the voting system from first-past-the-post to alternative vote in a referendum on May 5th. That represents… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The coalition government’s immigration policies will barely dent the net migration figure in 2011, according to a thinktank. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) believes migration trends next year will not see the overall figure fall significantly below 200,000. This means it will remain unchanged from the average annual level during… Read more »
