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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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Britain’s economic outlook is “uncomfortable”, the governor of the Bank of England has said. Giving evidence to MPs, Mervyn King predicted economic growth will slow and inflation is likely to rise in the medium-term. He blamed the global credit crunch, combined with rising energy and food prices, for increasing inflationary pressures. Giving evidence on the… Read more »
The government has set out how it plans to deliver the Thames Gateway project by 2016. Housing minister Yvette Cooper and Gordon Brown today published the Thames Gateway Development Plan, outlining how £9 billion will be invested. A number of government departments will contribute to the redevelopment of the Thames Gateway, which stretches for 40… Read more »
