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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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Public spending on quangos and other government agencies has rocketed by 50 per cent over the past two years, according to reports. The cost to the taxpayer of funding quangos (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations) has now reached £123.8 billion, according to the Sunday Telegraph. The paper, citing new government figures, claims that at least 20 officials… Read more »
The Labour party went “awol” from the British public over the past few weeks and must now get back to governing, Tony Blair has said. The prime minister was speaking at the start of the Labour conference in Manchester, his last as party leader and one that is likely to be dominated by speculation about… Read more »