A UK Government petition to hold a parliamentary vote on assisted dying has passed 100,000 signatures in less than a month, and will be considered for Westminster Hall debate in Parliament. Humanists UK has welcomed the news, thanked members and supporters who have already signed and encouraged others to add their signatures. This petition calls for… Read more »
Doctors are being advised by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) to only post information on private WhatsApp groups and other social messaging services that they would be happy to be made public. The MDU issued the advice as new guidance from the General Medical Council (GMC) on doctors’ use of social media takes effect today. It is… Read more »
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The government will do what it can to stop the decline of the UK’s post offices but “there is a limit” to the amount of financial support it can give, Tony Blair has said. A petition signed by four million people was delivered to Downing Street today by the National Federation of Sub-postmasters (NFSP), which… Read more »
The row over the Muslim veil is a crucial part of the wider debate on how to integrate different communities into society, Tony Blair argued today. The prime minister said cabinet colleague Jack Straw was right to raise the issue, and supported his comments that the veil was a “mark of separation”. Mr Blair said… Read more »
