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UK-based membership of the Swiss assisted dying centre Dignitas has grown by 50% in the last five years, new figures show. In 2024, there were 2,231 members of non-profit Dignitas (full name DIGNITAS – To live with dignity, die with dignity) compared to 1,430 in 2019. Membership – a prerequisite to having an assisted death… Read more »
Tom Gordon MP has put forward an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults Bill to reduce the deadline for the Government to introduce assisted dying from four years to three. Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision have welcomed the amendment. The first draft of the Bill set the maximum time the Government could take… Read more »
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Jeremy Hunt has accused the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) of abandoning political impartiality over the publication of a review that looks set to criticise the transparency of the last government’s fiscal plans. The budget watchdog is expected to assess the transparency of the last government’s spending plans, reviewing an alleged £22 billion “black hole” left by… Read more »
Rachel Reeves has been urged by a coalition of leading economists and campaigners to introduce a wealth tax at the budget on 30th October.
