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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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Bill Rammell, junior Foreign Office minister, begins an historic trip to North Korea (DPRK) on Friday. He is set to become the first British minister to visit the reclusive communist state. North Korea is believed to be in possession of one or two nuclear weapons. In 2002, the Stalinist state restarted its nuclear programme, fuelling… Read more »
The Liberal Democrat MP for Cheltenham is to step down at the next general election. Nigel Jones, who suffered two heart attacks in 2002, said he was bowing out of politics for health reasons. “Politicians often say they want to spend more time with their family, sometimes it’s an excuse to mask a sacking from… Read more »
