* general election 2010
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 politics.co.uk staff David Cameron has called on voters to throw out the “old guard” in his last speech of the campaign. Speaking in Bristol at the end of a marathon campaign session which saw him work through the night, the Tory leader made his last plea for voters to choose the Conservatives on May… Read more »
With the election campaign now over, it’s time to assess the main parties’ performances. By Ian Dunt The first thing to say is that they weren’t very good. The Tories were the worst culprits. The ‘Big Society’ theme died a death pretty early on. As a fellow journalist said to me a few weeks ago… Read more »