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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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Alan Johnson, home secretary
Confusion over ID cards as Johnson mulls their future

By politics.co.uk staff Confusion reigned over the government’s proposed ID cards scheme today, as contradictory reports emerged about whether the new home secretary will push ahead with them. Alan Johnson, who is understood to be more sympathetic to civil liberties concerns than his predecessors, has ordered a review of the scheme, starting with ‘first principles’…. Read more »

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Tories in disarray over Lisbon treaty

By Ian Dunt The Conservatives seem in total disarray over the Lisbon treaty, after shadow business secretary Kenneth Clarke said the party would not scrap it once they are in power. David Cameron has made opposition to the treaty – and support for a referendum – a central plank of his party’s European agenda. But… Read more »