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Rally outside Parliament as MPs to debate assisted dying

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 »

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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

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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Race of a Liftime, by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin
Review: Race of a Lifetime

How Barack Obama won the White House and Sarah Palin lost her mind. Race of a Lifetime – John Heilemann and Mark Halperin Penguin – Out now Review by Matthew Champion If our politicians seem alien to us in the UK, then those from across the Atlantic might as well be from another galaxy. That… Read more »

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Geoff Hoon: far better at getting rid of presidents than prime ministers
Sketch: Who’s Hoon?

Most men would be content with removing the leaders of totalitarian Middle Eastern states. Not Geoff Hoon, who has recently felt the need to attempt to topple prime ministers of well-established democracies. By Alex Stevenson The MP for Ashfield has had a political career full of ups and downs. His role in the successful 2003… Read more »