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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 Ed Miliband has suggested the party would put a larger emphasis on greater taxation rather than public spending cuts. He told Channel 4 News he would “do more from taxation” than the Labour government’s last chancellor, Alistair Darling, had set out in his deficit reduction plan in the pre-election Budget. The shift… Read more »

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By Ian Dunt Harriet Harman has brought an “historic” Labour conference to a close with an outspoken speech rallying the party after six tough days in Manchester. The deputy leader insisted the party was “sober” about the challenges ahead of it, but united behind its new leader. “This has been a historic conference and it’s… Read more »