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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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MPs have singled out two senior officials over the government’s failure to pay subsidies to English farmers on time. The Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has described Defra’s handling of the single farm payment scheme (SPS) as a “master class in bad decision making”. Through the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), Defra is responsible for allocating… Read more »
The government has committed an additional £21 billion to help rebuild Britain’s schools over the next three years. Education minister Ed Balls made the announcement while visiting Bristol Brunel Academy to take part in the first citizen’s jury. The prime minister was also in attendance at the official opening of the academy in Bristol, which… Read more »
