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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By Sam Dale Nick Clegg has been installed as the favourite to become home secretary by a betting company. Ladbrokes has the Liberal Democrat leader at 4/1 to take the post in the next government. The betting firm put him ahead of current home secretary Alan Johnson, who is not even given odds, and his… Read more »
By Sandamali Zbyszewski William Hill lengthened the odds for a Labour victory today. The governing party has been given 8/11 shots to poll less votes than both the opposition parties. The prospects for the party seem so dire in this penultimate day of the election race that the bookies has also given odds on whether… Read more »
