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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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Sir Christopher Kelly’s recommendations are a form of bereavement counselling for expenses-stricken MPs. It’s time to move on. By Alex Stevenson “Whether you like this or not, there’s a lot to be said for just getting behind this now.”Sir Christopher’s message to MPs was rammed home again and again. Politicians had to put the “abuses… Read more »
By Emmeline Saunders BNP leader Nick Griffin has been refused permission to visit Sellafield nuclear plant over security fears. Mr Griffin, who sits on the European parliament’s environment committee, had expressed interest in visiting the west Cumbrian site as he is pro-nuclear power and against wind farms. But Sellafield management were worried about… Read more »
