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The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »
Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will take place on 2 May 2024 and provide the perfect opportunity for the shooting community to find out where local Police and Crime Commissioner candidates stand on firearms licensing. BASC has launched a contact platform which allows you to search for your local PCC candidates by police… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt Nick Clegg has taken a stand against Britain’s much-criticised libel laws. The Lib Dem leader used a speech at the 350th birthday celebration of the Royal Society this lunchtime to say the law was having a “stifling effect” on scientific debate. “The freedom to evaluate critically the work of others is the… Read more »
Here’s the big question vexing Labour over the weekend: how divorced are its inhabitants of the Westminster village from the rest of the country? By Alex Stevenson At the beginning of the week I spoke to Labour campaigners from up and down Britain. I might have expected to find them shuddering, not from the cold,… Read more »
