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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 Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) is doing a worse job of compensating the victims of violent crime than it was almost a decade ago, according to the chairman of the influential Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Edward Leigh, chairman of the committee, said a large number of people who are injured by violent criminals are… Read more »
Barack Obama’s speech committing his administration to environmental regulation has been welcomed by figures within the UK government. Speaking in a recorded message at a climate change conference hosted by California state governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday, the president-elect pledged his White House would reverse the reluctant policies of current president George Bush on green issues…. Read more »
