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Assisted dying proposals in Jersey lodged – Humanists Comment

The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »

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BASC welcomes significant improvement on GL43

BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »

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Lord Healey says Tony Blair has made many mistakes in power
Healey condemns Blair’s record

Tony Blair had one good year and since then “everything he’s done has been wrong”, a former Labour chancellor and one of the party’s most senior statesmen has said. Lord Healey said that although 1997 was not bad, the war in Iraq, foundation hospitals and university top-up fees meant the prime minister’s legacy would be… Read more »

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Report warns anti-terror strategy is alienating Muslims
Anti-terror strategy ‘alienating Muslims’

The government’s response to terrorism is alienating the Muslim community and is damaging its ability to tackle the problem, a new report has warned. Research by think tank Demos today finds efforts to engage British Muslims after last summer’s London bombings have been too rushed, have treated the Muslim community as a homogenous group and… Read more »