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 Ken Clarke’s department does not fully understand the costs of staff in its prisons, a report has found. The Commons’ public accounts committee found that despite two years’ work on the problem the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has still not integrated financial management into its policy and operational workings. It was the… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Government peers in the House of Lords are beginning to contemplate the prospect of failure as Labour’s bid to scupper the electoral reform referendum continued. The bill which will implement the referendum planned for May 5th is currently stuck in the upper chamber as Labour peers seek to delay its progress. Today… Read more »
