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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’s proposed pension reforms are necessary to avert a future pension crisis, Peter Hain argued today. Speaking as the pensions bill enters its second reading in the Commons, the work and pensions secretary defended the proposed reforms, arguing they would prevent the burden of a future generation funding an ageing population. The government wants… Read more »
Read the full transcript of Gordon Brown’s speech on the future of the NHS It is a pleasure to be here today to congratulate all of you here at Kings College London and the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing for the contribution you make to the health of our country. Almost one hundred and fifty… Read more »
