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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 security services and police could be handed legally-binding powers to ban the media from reporting matters of national security in new proposals reportedly being discussed in Whitehall. The new proposal is said to be included in a report by the intelligence and security committee due before the end of the year. The Independent newspaper… Read more »
The government is hinting it will announce tax cuts in its Pre-Budget Report, but rumours that these will reach £15 billion appear unfounded. Gordon Brown told ITV1’s GMTV programme this morning he would help hard-working families in the Pre-Budget Report, which is expected next week. It follows a weekend of briefings in which the government… Read more »
