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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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Lyons review into local funding finally published
Lyons review: Make council tax fairer

Council tax is not ‘broken’ but does need to be made fairer, a government-commissioned review concluded today. As part of this reform, the government should consider re-valuing properties to make the rich pay more and the poor less, Sir Michael Lyons concluded as he published his three-year long study into local government finances. It recommends… Read more »

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Council tax set to rise by 4.2%
Council tax ‘to rise by £53’

Council tax bills in England and Wales could rise by an average of £53 a year, an independent investigation has discovered. The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) forecasts council tax for band D properties will increase by £53, or 4.2 per cent, to £1,302 in 2007-08. Commissioned by BBC Radio 4’s Today… Read more »