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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 politics.co.uk staff Rail customer watchdog Passenger Focus has criticised the above-inflation raise fare increases planned for 2009. Regulated fare price hikes, which include annual season tickets, will increase by an average of six per cent when they come into effect from Friday. This is well above the the current level of inflation and the… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson The Liberal Democrats will meet with senior civil servants to discuss the possibility of a hung parliament before the next general election, a report claims. The Guardian newspaper cites a senior Whitehall official revealing the civil service will be “dusting down the tomes” to assess the mechanics of the centrist Lib Dems’… Read more »
