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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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After last week’s excitement surrounding the distribution of portfolios on the new European Commission, things have quietened down considerably this week. Perhaps the most interesting appointment of the week occurred in the Metropolitan Police Service, where along with three other senior officers, Brian Paddick was appointed as a Deputy Assistant Commissioner. As the former commander… Read more »
Official papers released yesterday show that Peter Hain, Labour’s Leader of the House of Commons and Secretary of State for Wales, was almost prosecuted under an arcane criminal libel procedure in the 1970s for publicising a sex scandal involving an MP. In 1973, Peter Hain was a leading figure in the Young Liberals and the… Read more »