Constitutional Reform
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 Alex Stevenson Labour has launched a protest against chancellor George Osborne’s plans to reveal the details of £6 billion of spending cuts “to the media rather than to parliament”. The Conservatives spent the last 13 years in opposition complaining that Labour ministers were more interested in briefing journalists than keeping the Commons informed of… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson The Liberal Democrats have secured strong positions on each of the Cabinet’s nine committees, as the coalition government looks to enmesh the two parties closer together. Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg will chair the Cabinet’s home affairs committee, handing him influence on key issues from the NHS and schools to law and… Read more »
