Constitutional Reform
The removal of gamekeeping and wildlife management courses from the education syllabus by 2023 has been described by the rural sector as “deeply concerning” in an open letter to the Secretary of State for Education, Nadhim Zahawi. The letter states the removal of the Land & Wildlife course within the new T Level system will… Read more »
Jersey’s States Assembly today approved a proposal to change the law on assisted dying for adult islanders with terminal or incurable conditions, who have a clear and settled wish to end their lives. Channel Islands Humanists, part of Humanists UK, which campaigns for a right to die for those with terminal or incurable illnesses, praised the debate… Read more »
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The government has rejected calls to let parliament decide when the UK goes to war, insisting the prime minister must maintain powers allowing him to make decisions without parliamentary support. Currently, Tony Blair can use the Royal Prerogative to take the country to war. And the government today said he will keep these “war-making powers”…. Read more »
The Conservatives have condemned top public sector salaries as “crazily out of kilter” as new figures show the top 171 executives are earning an average of £260,000 each. Figures collated by the Taxpayers’ Alliance finds three people are earning more than £1 million a year for their work heading up public sector companies, a further… Read more »
