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Tomorrow, MPs are expected to finish the Report Stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and cast their final votes at its Third Reading. If MPs vote in favour of the Bill, it will then head to the House of Lords for further scrutiny. Supporters of assisted dying will be gathering on… Read more »
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first legally recognised humanist marriage in Scotland. Over 50,000 humanist weddings have happened since. Humanists UK congratulates Humanist Society Scotland on this momentous occasion and calls for the UK Government to act so that humanists in England and Wales can have the same right to marry in line… Read more »
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The UK’s racial equality watchdog has called for an investigation into whether white British families are passed over for social housing. Trevor Phillips, chair of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR), said he had seen no evidence this was the case but there was a perception among the public that it was. Speaking… Read more »
The SNP-led Scottish executive will scrap tenants’ right-to-buy in a bid to ease housing problems in the country. Planned new council houses will not be eligible for sale in a rejection of Margaret Thatcher’s right-to-buy policy, which has been accused of decimating housing stock. Deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon said the executive wants to increase… Read more »
