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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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Shadow attorney general Dominic Grieve has been named parliamentarian of the year by Spectator. The right-wing magazine praised Mr Grieve for his “skilled and assiduous” performance in the House of Commons, and his constant attempts to hold ministers to account. Other awards handed out included politician of the year, presented to David Cameron for his… Read more »
Proposals to allow nurses and pharmacists to prescribe a far wider range of drugs have been condemned as “irresponsible and dangerous” by leading doctors. Under the government’s plans suitably trained nurses would be allowed to prescribe almost any licensed medicine from spring 2006 and could do so without the supervision of a doctor. At present… Read more »
