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Assisted dying proposals in Jersey lodged – Humanists Comment

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 »

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BASC welcomes significant improvement on GL43

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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‘No case for re-joining EU’ stresses Sir Keir Starmer
Labour unveils £29bn cost of living plan

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has outlined a cost of living plan that he would introduce if he were in-power to cushion the blow of the energy crisis. Branding the crisis as a “national emergency”, Labour said it would scrap the £400 cost of living payment and freeze electricity and gas bill prices at their… Read more »

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Shadow transport minister defies Starmer on rail strike picketing
Sam Tarry ‘surprised’ by sacking

A former shadow transport minister has said he was “surprised” after Keir Starmer fired him from the Labour frontbench earlier this week. It came after Tarry joined striking rail workers on the picket lines on Tuesday morning despite Starmer warned his frontbench team against doing so. The erstwhile shadow minister for buses and local transport… Read more »