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The Health and Social Care Committee’s report on assisted dying has been published today. Humanists UK has welcomed the evidence-based nature of the report, but expressed disappointment that the committee missed the opportunity to draw firm conclusions or recommend specific changes to the law. Although the report does not make any recommendations for or against legislative… Read more »
A new report from the 50+ Choices Roundtable shows how businesses, older workers and the wider UK economy would all benefit from employers and government prioritising greater flexibility in the workplace. The Flexible After Fifty report, from the members of the 50+ Choices Roundtable, shows that nearly three quarters (72%) of over-50s are seeking flexible… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt Labour has been hammered by a series of disastrous results in the European elections, gaining only 15.3 per cent of the vote. Meanwhile, the British National party (BNP) managed to send two MEPs to the European parliament. European election results politics.co.uk’s dedicated European election page with detailed region-by-region results BNP leader wins… Read more »
Opposition politicians, ministers and a certain Gordon Brown give politics.co.uk their comments on the reshuffle. By Alex Stevenson It was the climax of an astonishing week in Westminster. The morning after the night before, when work and pensions secretary James Purnell had abandoned the prime minister and called for him to go, Brown’s fate was… Read more »
