Scottish Independence
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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David Cameron today spoke out in defence of the union under the slogan “stronger together”. Speaking as the leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party, Mr Cameron said an imperfect union was preferable to a broken one. Although he said there were legitimate constitutional questions posed by the relationship between Scotland and England – most… Read more »
Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has set a ten-year target for winning independence from Westminster. The SNP leader had previously promised to hold a referendum on independence by the end of the nationalist party’s first term in government. Yesterday, however, he predicted Scotland would gain independence within a decade, leaving it free to raise its… Read more »
