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The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »
Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will take place on 2 May 2024 and provide the perfect opportunity for the shooting community to find out where local Police and Crime Commissioner candidates stand on firearms licensing. BASC has launched a contact platform which allows you to search for your local PCC candidates by police… Read more »
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The government is going to miss its target of getting half of all young people in Britain into higher education by 2010, a new report warns. Declining numbers of young people and stagnating levels of people taking A-levels are likely to keep the university attendance rate at its current level of 43 per cent, research… Read more »
The government is running out of time to implement its ambitious programme of reform of NHS dentistry, an influential committee of MPs warns today. The public accounts committee questions whether, in postponing implementation of reform until April 2006, there is enough time to acquire sufficient resources and capacity to provide the extra 1,000 dentists thought… Read more »
