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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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By politics.co.uk staff Nick Clegg has backed “hard-pressed independent stores” over ever-expanding supermarkets as his party announces its plans to rescue Britain’s high streets. The Liberal Democrats propose introducing a local competition test for all planning applications to help give local authorities the powers to strike a ‘fairer balance’ in the grocery sector. The party’s… Read more »
By Ian Dunt Gordon Brown has finally confirmed the rumours of a disastrously bad-tempered relationship with Tony Blair. Speaking during a gruelling and personal interview with Piers Morgan to be broadcast over the weekend, the prime minister also suggested he should have been the one to lead the Labour party when John Smith died. “I… Read more »
