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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 Chancellor George Osborne should abandon inheritance tax altogether, a thinktank has argued. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) suggested it should be replaced with a new capital receipts tax targeting gifts to individuals of over £150,000 in a report published today. The shift would be more progressive because the tax rate… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The government could overhaul airport regulation following recent travel chaos. Ministers suggested they were determined to prepare reforms of the way Britain’s airports are controlled, with fines possible for firms like BAA. The run-up to Christmas was dominated by headlines about travel disruption following the decision to close Heathrow, the country’s largest… Read more »