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Rally outside Parliament as MPs to debate assisted dying

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 »

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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

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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Wise in retrospect: Labour leadership contenders are trying to work out what went wrong in the 2010 election.
The ideas behind the Miliband battle

politics.co.uk checks in on some of the ideas – good, bad and indifferent – being bandied around by Ed and David Miliband. By Ian Dunt David Miliband – Labour must move away from the “comfort zone” of automatically opposing every coalition policy It’s a difficult trick, knowing when to make a fuss. Opposition parties are… Read more »

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The Home Office statistics give a confusing picture of migration to the UK
Net migration up

by Peter Wozniak Figures released by the Home Office have indicated that net migration into the UK has increased over the last year. Although the number of people coming into the country has fallen slightly in 2009, the number of people leaving has fallen further. The figures, published in the Home Office’s annual Bulletin, concern… Read more »