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The Isle of Man has this morning become the first part of the UK and Crown dependencies to pass an Assisted Dying Bill. Humanists UK and its assisted dying coalition partner My Death, My Decision Isle of Man has welcomed the historic vote. The Bill will make assisted dying available to adult Isle of Man… Read more »
The new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Healthcare Workers held its inaugural meeting yesterday in Parliament. The group, organised by the Medical Defence Union (MDU), has been established to highlight key areas of concern for healthcare professionals and discuss potential solutions. This includes issues such as improving the health and wellbeing of staff… Read more »
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Labour’s decision last week to drop its £28bn green investment commitment was disappointing, but what was really concerning was its use of the tired old phrase “maxing out the country’s credit card”. Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have used this to justify scaling back spending on things we not only need but will help our… Read more »
When the Equality Act was introduced in 2010, political commentators wrote about a momentous change to British society. “A public-sector duty to close the gap between rich and poor [which] will tackle the class divide in a way that no other policy has”, was how one journalist described it. Yet, when I gave evidence to the… Read more »
