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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 Philip Hammond has implied the government is looking at changes to the way airport security works, after the chairman of British Airways called many measures “redundant”. The transport secretary was addressing calls by Martin Broughton to scale back the stringent procedures that often see passengers subject to intrusive and time-consuming security checks…. Read more »
By Ian Dunt Scientists have highlighted research showing a link between a specific receptor gene and liberal political views. Research on 2,000 subjects from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health showed that people with a specific variant of the DRD4 dopamine receptor gene were more likely to be liberal as adults, but only if… Read more »
