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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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A new poll put Labour 12 points ahead of the Conservatives – but only 55 per cent of respondents said they would vote. If the figures are accurate, this would be the lowest turnout since 1918, when troops were returning from the First World War. Worryingly for Labour the NOP poll for The Independent also… Read more »
The Liberal Democrats have made a formal complaint to the Information Commissioner over Labour and Conservative telephone canvassing tactics. Apparently, the two parties are telephoning individuals who have signed up to the Telephone Preference Service, which is designed to protect the public from cold calls. The Telephone Preference Service was set up to allow individuals… Read more »
