Tomorrow, MPs are expected to finish the Report Stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and cast their final votes at its Third Reading. If MPs vote in favour of the Bill, it will then head to the House of Lords for further scrutiny. Supporters of assisted dying will be gathering on… Read more »
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first legally recognised humanist marriage in Scotland. Over 50,000 humanist weddings have happened since. Humanists UK congratulates Humanist Society Scotland on this momentous occasion and calls for the UK Government to act so that humanists in England and Wales can have the same right to marry in line… Read more »
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Government plans for flexible working could become one of the first casualties of the economic downturn. New business secretary Peter Mandelson has suggested the plans may be dropped in an effort to help businesses cope by reducing regulations. No decisions have yet been made but the department for business confirmed the policy was being reappraised…. Read more »
Business secretary Peter Mandelson wanted Royal Mail to be “progressively privatised”, it has been revealed. Mr Mandelson is said to have made the statements to colleagues before he was forced to resign in 1998. The comments indicate he accepted the company would have to stay in government hands for some time but that liberalisation was… Read more »
