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Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »
BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
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Cabinet Office minister Liam Byrne has said the civil service has improved “radically” in the last decade – but is still “not good enough” at delivering change. His comments about the failings of the government’s bureaucrats came as he gave evidence to the public administration select committee in parliament. Mr Byrne argued government was, on… Read more »
By Jonathan Moore A fifth of council tax, about £4.5 billion per year, is spent on local authority pensions a report revealed today. The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) claimed 3,527 serving councillors benefit from the scheme which equates to an average £9.8 million per council, and that’s excluding teachers and firefighters. The report said this was… Read more »
