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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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Climate change secretary Ed Miliband could be forgiven for giving in to the huge temptation to tell cynical journalists: ‘I told you so.’ By Alex Stevenson The Cabinet minister charged with overseeing Britain’s interests in the Copenhagen meeting of the UN Convention on Climate Change has been through the mill in the last two weeks…. Read more »
Listen to Ann Widdecombe give her views on Britain’s “lousy” parliament and explains why she thinks today’s MPs are more impotent than ever: Widdecombe: Parliament in ‘lousy state’ And in this clip Ms Widdecombe explains why she thinks her participation in the BBC’s People’s Politician project: Interview: Widdecombe vs the ‘shrug’