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Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »
BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
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The government’s agenda of tailoring public services to the need of individuals has dangerous implications, a thinktank warns today. Jill Kirkby, director of the Centre for Police Studies (CPS) thinktank, questions whether a state making “value judgments” about individuals’ suitability to services is in the public interest. She describes the controversial identity cards scheme as… Read more »
Future public-private partnerships (PPP) should always bear in mind the “spectacular failure” of Metronet, MPs have warned. The Commons’ transport select committee says taxpayers are paying the price for the government’s failure to assess the dangers of handing risk to the public sector. Metronet was forced into administration in July 2007 after having run up… Read more »
