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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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SNP: Risking double-dip
By Peter Wozniak The Foreign Office will have a quarter of its budget shaved and will shift its focus almost entirely to promoting British exports and business abroad. William Hague’s department will see many of its more traditional diplomatic functions cut back or sidelined. “Non-essential” programmes will be axed and many FCO workers in embassies… Read more »