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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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Audio: Danny Alexander

Listen to Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg’s chief of staff Danny Alexander assess the state of his party ahead of their annual conference in Bournemouth: Interview part one: Interview part two:

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The Lib Dems are struggling to capitalise on the crisis in British politics
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The Liberal Democrats are holding their party conference in Bournemouth this week. Despite coming out of the expenses scandal with a relatively clean sheet compared to the two main parties, the party has been struggling to keep up in the polls. Support for the Lib Dems remains stable, but there is little sign of improvement…. Read more »