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On 22 October, for the first time in years, the UK Parliament will debate legislation to legalise assisted dying for the terminally ill. Humanists UK, which campaigns for a right to die for those with terminal or incurable illnesses, fully supports the Assisted Dying Bill as a landmark step towards much-needed reform. It will be… Read more »
Leading rural organisations have reacted positively to the High Court’s dismissal of Wild Justice’s ‘speculative’ attempt to judicial review Defra’s most recent burning legislation in England. The attempted judicial review had sought to disrupt the Heather and Grass Burning (England) Regulations 2021 that bans heather burning on our most protected sites with peat of more… Read more »
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Scottish Labour has gone a step closer to naming a new leader with nominations closing yesterday. Former enterprise minister Iain Gray appeared the clear frontrunner to replace Wendy Alexander, having secured the support of more unions, elected members and constituency parties than his rivals. But former health minister Andy Kerr remains the bookies favourite, with… Read more »
Miliband’s recent assault on Gordon Brown’s leadership must have stung. Not only did Miliband’s subversive Guardian article catch Brown off-guard while he was on holiday, but the foreign secretary is unmistakably reminiscent of the prime minister the Labour Party leader fought so tirelessly to oust. Like Blair, Miliband is Oxford-educated, born with silver service firmly… Read more »
