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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 »
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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The government has confirmed that it is looking at a number of ways to reform the welfare system by encouraging long-term unemployed people to find work. But work and pensions secretary John Hutton is adamant that nobody’s benefits will be cut as a result. Tomorrow an influential report from banker David Freud is expected to… Read more »
Tony Blair has admitted for the first time that his decision to announce he would not stand for a fourth election created “uncertainty” for the government. But the prime minister insisted that the situation could have been worse if he had held his cards closer to his chest. Labour has been wracked by infighting between… Read more »
