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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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Employment fell by 16,000 over the three months to June but is still slightly higher than this time last year, new figures from the Office for National Statistics show. The employment rate for people of working age was 74.7 per cent for the second quarter, down from 74.9 per cent for the previous quarter but… Read more »
Improvement to public services is the key to helping the most disadvantaged in the UK, a government report has said. The report, compiled by the government’s Social Exclusion Unit (SEU), is the result of a series of informal questionnaires and formal consultations carried out last winter. Local government and social exclusion minister Phil Woolas said… Read more »
