Constitutional Reform
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 Ian Dunt The government has lost a knife-edge vote on the referendum on AV, after the Lords reacted angrily to threats from party officials. The planned referendum will now be non-binding if turnout is below 40%. If turnout drops below that level, the Commons will decide whether to accept the outcome. The government lost… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff David Cameron has insisted widespread spending cuts will not adversely affect the royal wedding. The prime minister was in a generous mood as he was interviewed by US news channel CNN about the impending marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton. He said the April 29th wedding at Westminster Abbey would not… Read more »
