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Assisted dying proposals in Jersey lodged – Humanists Comment

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 »

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BASC welcomes significant improvement on GL43

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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Things may be looking up for Gordon Brown
Surprise bounce for Labour

By Ian Dunt Labour’s poll performance enjoyed a surprise bounce this month, with the latest Ipsos Mori poll showing a four per cent rise in their performance. But the party still stands ten points behind the Conservatives, which dropped six points to 42 per cent, compared to Labour’s 32 per cent. The figures only apply… Read more »

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Downing St shuts down PM’s email

By politics.co.uk staff The prime minister has been accused of cutting himself off from the electorate after it emerged Downing Street removed a link allowing members of the public to email him from the website. The Downing Street website now only reveals a postal address and fax number. “We have decided at this time that… Read more »