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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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Tony Blair ignored the “severe doubts” of his closest aides in the run up to the war in Iraq, his former spin doctor has revealed. Alistair Campbell’s diaries, published today in abridged form, reveal the former prime minister’s fellow Cabinet members had “severe moments of doubt” over the 2003 invasion of Iraq, but Mr Blair… Read more »
Security minister Alan West has said that it would take from “ten to 15 years” to end the threat posed by terrorism. He was being interviewed by the Sunday Telegraph, a day after the second anniversary of the London July 7th bombings. Speaking about the threat to the country, he said that Britain was fighting… Read more »
