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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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Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski has been criticised by Labour’s Denis MacShane following comments ascribing all “controversial” immigration to people from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. The comments originally surfaced when Mr Kawczynski accused the BBC of “picking on white Christians from Poland”. He continued: “They are using the Polish community as a cat’s paw to… Read more »
Gordon Brown has responded to growing public concern over knife crime by lowering the minimum age teenagers can be prosecuted for carrying knives from 18 to 16. The move was announced by the government this morning after the prime minister and home secretary Jacqui Smith met with representatives from the Association of Chief Police Officers… Read more »
