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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Critics of military intervention in Syria – including Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn – demanded Britain to find a political solution at the UN, but the organisation has been kneecapped on the issue by Vladimir Putin. Russia is a party to the Syrian conflict and the strong supporter of the Assad regime but it is also a permanent member of the UN Security Council with veto power.
The government is caught in a four-way pincer movement on the EU customs union, each part of which gains confidence from the resilience of the others. We may now be reaching a crunch point on the issue and the government could be forced to back down.
