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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 Alice Cannet One in five children has not grasped basic maths by the time they reach secondary school, damaging their chances in life, a report published today by a committee of MPs says. The report by the committee of public accounts (PAC) calls for more action to be taken by the Department for Children,… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Gordon Brown sought to launch his recovery from a damaging weekend this lunchtime with a major policy speech on education. The prime minister told a London audience parents should receive new “rights and responsibilities” as part of plans to continue investment in Britain’s schools. It follows a weekend in which members of… Read more »
