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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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Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt has backed the advancement of free trade in an article in the Guardian today. The Minister supported the cause of the Trade Justice Movement, which is calling for a fairer deal for poorer countries, and acknowledged that existing trade practices and rules do not benefit developing countries. She criticised… Read more »
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has called on the public to defend the English countryside from being destroyed by development. It is using the publication of its report Lie of the Land{2) to begin a campaign to save the ‘richly distinctive character of our local landscapes’. The report argues that the richness of… Read more »
