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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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By politics.co.uk staff The Conservatives have announced proposals to help tenants who face eviction when their home is repossessed. According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), some 75,000 homes could be repossessed in the UK this year, and of those, 10,000 would be in the rental sector. The Tories are calling on the government… Read more »
By Laura Miller Chancellor Alastair Darling was today forced to rein in his hopes for a recession-beating “new global deal” next month, after Washington said it would not be negotiating a “specific commitment” at the G20 meeting. Mr Darling said it was important to be “realistic” about what the London summit could achieve, and that… Read more »
