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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 Alex Stevenson Ministers have confirmed plans to remove the default retirement age completely by October this year. The decision comes in the face of major opposition from employers, who will no longer be able to force employees to retire when they reach their 65th birthday. Britain’s ageing population has put pressure on the government… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Labour is refusing to apologise for the Phil Woolas affair all the way up to polling day. Candidate Debbie Abrahams and election coordinator Andy Burnham repeated the party’s line on the issue at one of the final campaigning sessions of the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election earlier today. Labour are expected to… Read more »
