Constitutional Reform
A senior professor of old-age psychiatry has branded the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ (RCPsych) approach to the Assisted Dying Bill ‘inconsistent with the college membership’. Baroness Elaine Murphy, a prominent medical member of the House of Lords, has added her voice to a growing number of RCPsych members, including a former college president and vice-president,… Read more »
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill) held the first oral evidence sessions today, where it heard overwhelmingly that patient choice and autonomy are enhanced by the introduction of assisted dying. The Bill sponsors and three representatives from Royal Colleges all said that patients will be able… Read more »
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Free and fair elections are the hallmark of democracy. If people are to be represented and governed as they wish, it’s not enough that they are able to vote. They must be able to vote without coercion, manipulation, or distortion. General elections in Britain are free, but they are not fair. That’s the finding of… Read more »
A cross-party group of MPs and former frontline politicians are calling for an overhaul of the electoral system as part of a package of measures to restore public trust in politics. The new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Fair Elections, which will launch on Monday 25 November, also wants to clampdown on “dark money”… Read more »
