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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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What is an autumn statement? Ostensibly, it is an opportunity to assess the latest independent forecasts produced by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), and for the chancellor of the day to announce changes to his tax and spending plans. But is also a day of political theatre, bookended by weeks of speculation and months… Read more »
There is a new phenomenon taking the SW1 scene by storm: the “alternative budget” — a fiscal plan produced by some dispossessed faction and designed, at once, to focus minds on a chosen subject in government and to posture and position as antagonists press ahead with their own proposals. The “alternative budget” trail was blazed,… Read more »