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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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UK inflation for February was at 3.4 per cent, down from 4 per cent, official figures show. It is a larger fall than expected after economists forecast the Office for National Statistics (ONS) figure to stand at 3.5 per cent in February. It is also the lowest reading since September 2021, when inflation stood at… Read more »
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has stated that the UK stands at a 1979-style “inflection point”, in a reference to the year former Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher took power. Delivering the annual Mais lecture at the Bayes Business School on Tuesday evening, she argued that the solution to Britain’s economic ills “lies in wide-ranging supply-side… Read more »
