Constitutional Reform
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has passed its Second Reading. This is the first time in history that the House of Commons has voted in favour of the principle of assisted dying for the terminally ill. Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK, said: ‘Parliament has taken a historic first step to… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed a significant step forward in firearms licensing procedures in Gloucestershire following our sustained pressure and engagement with the county’s new Chief Constable and the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). Despite having announced they were not accepting any grant applications, and that existing applications would take… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson The thought of adding “glitter” to Whitehall prompted Gordon Brown to press ahead with his ‘government of all the talents’ policy, security minister Alan West has said. Lord West of Spithead, a former First Sea Lord, joined the government in 2007 as one of the new prime minister’s unelected ministers. Most ‘goats’… Read more »
By Emmeline Saunders A clear decentralisation of power is paramount to ending Britain’s ‘blame the minister’ culture, a report has recommended. A poll carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) thinktank of more than 2,500 members of the public found if power is transferred to visible and accountable bodies,… Read more »
