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Rally outside Parliament as MPs to debate assisted dying

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 »

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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

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 report says the benefits system is too complicated
Benefit system ‘deters work’

Britain’s complicated benefits system can put claimants off returning to work, a report claims. The study from three anti-poverty charities criticises “structural deficiencies” which it says are creating barriers for progress towards the government’s goals of full employment and eradicating child poverty by 2020. Community Links, the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) and the… Read more »