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Jersey Assembly to discuss proposed right to die law

Jersey’s States Assembly will meet today to discuss proposals from the Citizens’ Jury to change the law for adult islanders with terminal or incurable conditions who have a clear and settled wish to end their lives. Channel Islands Humanists, part of Humanists UK, campaigns to legalise assisted dying for both the terminally ill and incurably suffering. It has… Read more »

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A first listen to a new wild food podcast

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation’s (BASC) Eat Game initiative is launching a ground-breaking monthly podcast focused on wild game and its sustainability credentials. A spin-off from the official BASC Podcast, the Eat Game Podcast will serve the consumer market, with particular focus on those with a specific interest in sustainable food. Hosted by BASC’s resident… Read more »

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By politics.co.uk staff The view of the Liberal Democrat surge a flash in the pan looks set to be proved wrong with a handful of new polls consolidating the party’s position this morning. An Angus Reid/PoliticalBetting poll put the Tories on 32%, down six, the Lib Dems on 32%, up ten, and Labour on just… Read more »

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Tory tax backers nominated for peerages

By Sam Dale Two businessmen who backed Conservative tax plans have been nominated for peerages by the party. Simon Wolfson and Anthony Bamford backed Tory proposals to scrap Labour’s national insurance rise on employers next year. The policy dominated the first week of the campaign and caught Labour by surprise after scores of businessmen backed… Read more »