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 Measures deterring employers from hiring their employees are to be scrapped, it has emerged. The rebalancing of the relationship between employers and their bosses contained in the ’employers’ charter’ being prepared by David Cameron will make it much easier for new workers to be dismissed. Former staff will have to pay a… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson No 10 is playing host to a host of Britain’s leading business figures as David Cameron pushes forward with his “pro-jobs” agenda. The prime minister is hosting talks in Downing Street after securing pledges from major employers to create ‘thousands of UK jobs in 2011 and beyond’. Energy firms like Centrica and… Read more »
