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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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The government has been accused of “stigmatising” and “demonising” the Muslim community in its efforts to tackle extremism after last year’s July 7th bombings. Muhammad Abdul Bari, head of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), has written to communities minister Ruth Kelly warning of a “veritable regular drip-fee of ministerial statements stigmatising an entire community”…. Read more »
The head of the army committed a “constitutional breach” in his outspoken comments about Iraq, Paddy Ashdown has said. Lord Ashdown, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats and an ex-soldier, said that although Richard Dannatt might believe British troops were making the security situation worse in some parts of Iraq, he should not have… Read more »
