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The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »
BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
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The definition of madness is attempting the same thing over and over, but expecting a different result. Ever since Labour’s defeat at the hands of Margaret Thatcher in 1979, every opposition has followed a similar ritual of political self-immolation. Whether it’s Michael Foot and Neil Kinnock; William Hague and Iain Duncan Smith; or Ed Miliband… Read more »
Unless the Conservatives pull off the mother of all comebacks between now and next year, it looks increasingly likely that Keir Starmer will be Britain’s next prime minister. Whether he’ll move into Number Ten with a working majority, however, is a tricky question. If an election were called tomorrow, then Labour could feel pretty confident… Read more »