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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 has unveiled its new strategy designed to offer disabled people more choice and control over their lives. Ministers claim the cross-government strategy, which draws on resources from six departments, will enable disabled people to do things non-disabled people take for granted. In Independent Living Strategy, published today by the Office for Disabled Issues,… Read more »
There are no plans to introduce free hospital parking for patients in England, the government has said. The Department of Health said it was not planning to mimic the Welsh policy but added “all government policies are always under review”. The Welsh assembly government announced today that all staff and patients will be able to… Read more »
