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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 A BNP official paid City Hall wages should face disciplinary action for failing to live up to equality requirements, according to some Labour MPs. Simon Darby, deputy leader of the party and aide to London Assembly member Richard Barnbrook inferred recently that Ugandans still fight with spears. The comments came in a… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Those people banned from the UK for stirring-up hatred have been named by the Home Office for the first time. Among a motley collection of different agendas, there are several Muslim preachers, white supremacists, and a homophobic Baptist minister. The list was published as the home secretary announced new powers allowing the… Read more »
