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Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »
BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The high court will be asked to brand Andrew Lansley’s NHS reforms illegal today when the government is taken to court by Unison. The union says the health secretary failed to offer a consultation on any aspect of the reforms apart from their implementation. “The NHS does not belong to the government,… Read more »
By Peter Wozniak Nearly one million jobs may be lost as a result of the government’s austerity drive, a report by PwC has warned. More concerning for the government is the prediction that fully half these job losses will occur in private sector firms which rely on government contracts. The PwC report added a note… Read more »
