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The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »
Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will take place on 2 May 2024 and provide the perfect opportunity for the shooting community to find out where local Police and Crime Commissioner candidates stand on firearms licensing. BASC has launched a contact platform which allows you to search for your local PCC candidates by police… Read more »
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By Jonathan Moore Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has called for a temporary nationalisation of Britain’s weakest banks. In a speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) today he also said Britain had to change the way it ran its banks. “A few half-hearted apologies from the bankers and regulators, the architects of… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Ten specially designed stamps have been released by the Royal Mail to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. Six stamps – released 150 years after the publication of On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection – celebrate Darwin’s achievements and his studies in zoology, botany,… Read more »