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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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It will take almost 50 years for the employment rate among the black working age population to match that of the white population, according to the TUC. And the trades union organisation warns that only by accelerating an improvement in ethnic employment rates will the government meet its target for eliminating child poverty by 2020…. Read more »
Use of the internet doubled for the last election but the technology has yet to bring a breakthrough in encouraging voter participation, a new report suggests. Research by the Hansard Society found that 15 per cent of voters went online at the last election to gain information but said that the internet was mostly used… Read more »
