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The Government has today brought forward a Bill to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords. Humanists UK has welcomed this move as long overdue reform. But it has also said that the next step should be to remove the 26 Church of England bishops, known as the Lords Spiritual, who also have an automatic right… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has urged the Scottish Government to resist introducing further regulation, in response to a proposed new ‘Natural Environment Bill’ in Scotland. The commitment to the new bill was included in a document outlining the Scottish Government’s policy and legislative plans for the year ahead, launched today by… Read more »
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Last week staff shortages across multiple British airports caused havoc as thousands sought to jet off for much anticipated half-term holidays. According to data firm Cirium, an estimated 750 flights due to leave the UK were cancelled while 466 return flights were scrapped. A senior source at London Gatwick, the UK’s second busiest airport, told The… Read more »
Later this month a slew of rail strikes are set to result in what could wind up as the largest outbreak of industrial action in Britain since 1989. Unions say their actions, which they claim are a response to pay freezes while inflation soars, could lead to a near shutdown of England’s railways for three… Read more »
