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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 Aled Thomas Labour backbencher John Cruddas will not stand for the Labour leadership. The Dagenham and Rainham MP, who enjoys considerable support from the trade unions, is the latest MP to rule himself out of a contest which so far has only seen the Miliband brothers throw their hats in the ring. Although he… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The foreign secretary’s grace-and-favour country house is to be shared with Nick Clegg, it was confirmed last night. William Hague could have expected to have the run of Chevening, a 115-room mansion in Kent, by himself before the general election. But the reality of coalition government means he will have to share… Read more »
