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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 Democratic Unionist Party has requested the Government remove the privileges and allowances of Sinn Fein’s four MPs in the Commons in the wake of the IRA’s apparent link to the Northern Bank heist in Belfast on 20 December. Northern Ireland’s largest protestant party introduced early day motion 463 on Thursday after the province’s chief… Read more »
The Labour Party will host next year’s 2006 autumn conference in Manchester, according to the BBC. Subject to confirmation from the national executive committee, expected to meet on 25 January, it will be the first time since 1917 that Manchester will host the annual event. The northern city hosted the Labour’s spring conference in March… Read more »
