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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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The largest ever number of black and Asian MPs will be returned to parliament at the next election, new research indicates. The data, compiled by centre-left thinktank the Fabian Society, led some observers to predict a British Barack Obama is closer than people think. “The chances for a British Obama are now much more hopeful… Read more »
The Liberal Democrats are at loggerheads with centre-right think tank Policy Exchange over a Muslim conference set to take place on Sunday. Policy Exchange, which was co-founded by shadow schools secretary Michael Goves, has been trying to link the Global Peace and Unity 2008 event with Islamic extremism. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has written… Read more »
