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The UK is conspicuously absent from the list of signatories to a statement published by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) that highlights the persecution of the non-religious and calls for their protection. IRFBA is a network of 38 countries committed to advancing freedom of religion or belief around the world with the Prime… Read more »
Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »
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A woman’s attempt to gain a clarification in the law over assisted suicide has been rejected by the high court. Debbie Purdy, 45, from Bradford, suffers from progressive multiple sclerosis and had been hoping for assurances it would be legal for her husband to help end her life by taking her to a Swiss clinic…. Read more »
The parliamentary standards commissioner, John Lyon, has rejected calls to launch an inquiry into shadow chancellor George Osborne. It is the second body which has decided against launching a probe, after the Electoral Commission similarly rejected calls from Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs. “The commissioner has received a complaint about Mr Osborne and has not… Read more »
