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Experts are divided over six-month safeguard for assisted dying

Experts are divided over six-month safeguard for assisted dying

2 hr Health

As assisted dying legislation continues to be debated in Parliament, palliative care experts are divided on whether limiting it to those with a prognosis of six months or fewer would be an effective safeguard.

Patients' trust in doctors must not be compromised by assisted dying

19 Apr Health

Patients' trust in doctors must not be compromised by assisted dying

The Professor Will See You Now: Chips

18 Apr Political parties

The Professor Will See You Now: Chips

The Australian experience of safeguarding in assisted dying

18 Apr Health

The Australian experience of safeguarding in assisted dying

Defra has lost its way

17 Apr Environment

Defra has lost its way

Amid Trump's trade war, co-operative economics can thrive

17 Apr Communities

Amid Trump's trade war, co-operative economics can thrive

Net Zero Innovators 2025 showcases the future of clean energy

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17 Apr Energy

Net Zero Innovators 2025 showcases the future of clean energy

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Alastair Campbell Tells Labour To Set Up MP Group To Attack Reform

Alastair Campbell Tells Labour To Set Up MP Group To Attack Reform

15 Apr Political parties

How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line

How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line

19 Apr Political parties

Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts

Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts

17 Apr Political parties

Senior Tories Meet German Counterparts To Discuss Rebuilding and Fighting Reform

Senior Tories Meet German Counterparts To Discuss Rebuilding and Fighting Reform

15 Apr Foreign affairs

We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values

We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values

15 Apr Political parties

The UK must sign a bilateral security agreement with Kosovo

The UK must sign a bilateral security agreement with Kosovo

14 Apr Foreign affairs

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Green growth – driving innovation on British farms

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10 Mar Communities

Green growth – driving innovation on British farms

Tesco has unveiled plans to launch two low-carbon concept farms in its UK supply chain this year

Gambling Minister Baroness Twycross is right about the contribution betting makes, but the value we deliver is under threat, and must be protected

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10 Mar Culture

Gambling Minister Baroness Twycross is right about the contribution betting makes, but the value we deliver is under threat, and must be protected

When Gambling Minister Baroness Twycross addressed the BGC’s AGM in central London days ago, she delivered some welcome home truths, too often lost in the noisy debate around betting and gaming.

Leadership in Parliament is not just for men

08 Mar Parliament

Leadership in Parliament is not just for men

For me, International Women’s Day is twofold: it’s a day to advocate for the rights of women facing adversity, and to highlight the issues disproportionally faced by women and girls around the world. Whether it’s violence against women and girls in the UK, or the oppression of women’s freedoms in Afghanistan.

Let's use the Employment Rights Bill to protect domestic abuse survivors at work

08 Mar Communities

Let's use the Employment Rights Bill to protect domestic abuse survivors at work

Domestic abuse impacts every aspect of a survivor’s life. It is relentless. Perpetrators use any mechanism available to them, including post-separation harassment, in their determination to enact punishment and control. It is clear to me that, just as the impact of domestic abuse is wide-ranging and far-reaching, so must be the response.

Fresh insights from the master investigator: Lord Howell reviews Peter Hennessy’s 'On the Back of an Envelope'

07 Mar Books & culture

Fresh insights from the master investigator: Lord Howell reviews Peter Hennessy’s 'On the Back of an Envelope'

With his ringside seat in Parliament, Lord Hennessy’s timely collection of his thoughts on our constitution and democracy is written with his usual clarity

The only way to secure a peace deal is if Trump forces Putin’s hand

07 Mar Foreign affairs

The only way to secure a peace deal is if Trump forces Putin’s hand

For there to be any possible chance of a successful peace deal, Trump must put Putin on the spot.

Anti-obesity medications aren’t the full solution, say BANT

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07 Mar Health

Anti-obesity medications aren’t the full solution, say BANT

The British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM), The British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) and the College of Medicine and Integrated Health (CoM) urge policy makers, health care leaders and regulatory bodies to ensure that anti-obesity medications (AOMs) are used safely, effectively and sustainably

Three things we learnt from the CCC's 7th Carbon Budget about Labour’s decarbonisation challenges

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07 Mar Environment

Three things we learnt from the CCC's 7th Carbon Budget about Labour’s decarbonisation challenges

Three things we learnt from the CCC's 7th Carbon Budget about Labour’s decarbonisation challenges

Going nuclear - the answer to Britain's energy future?

06 Mar Energy

Going nuclear - the answer to Britain's energy future?

With soaring costs and delays, is nuclear energy really the answer to Britain’s energy future? Zoë Grünewald reports

'Written with zest and wit': Lord Lexden reviews 'History in The House'

06 Mar Books & culture

'Written with zest and wit': Lord Lexden reviews 'History in The House'

Richard Davenport-Hines has produced a richly entertaining look at the political alumni of the Christ Church history course – a former nursery for British statesmen

Millions of animals could be saved every year

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06 Mar Social affairs

Millions of animals could be saved every year

Around the world, millions of animals continue to be involved in redundant experiments despite the availability of approved non-animal replacements. Cruelty Free International's Replace Animal Tests (RAT) List highlights which tests are ready to be phased out.

An official register of fire safety certificates will protect homeowners from bad actors

05 Mar Environment

An official register of fire safety certificates will protect homeowners from bad actors

Worries over falsified fire certificates are compounding home owners' misery

Starmer should use the state’s powers to buy land for housing cheaply

05 Mar Communities

Starmer should use the state’s powers to buy land for housing cheaply

We won't get the new housing need unless the current government does what Clement Atlee did and buy land for development at agricultural prices

Call To Alms: the modern case for almshouses

05 Mar Communities

Call To Alms: the modern case for almshouses

They’ve been a model of social housing since the Middle Ages but almshouses are suffering from the unintended consequences of legislation, Tali Fraser reports

Requiring larger firms to investigate whistleblower claims would be good for workers and businesses

05 Mar Communities

Requiring larger firms to investigate whistleblower claims would be good for workers and businesses

Anyone who has been, or supported, a whistleblower knows the playbook. The whistleblower is subject to smears, initially deemed a nuisance, and then attacked.

Building the future: why the government must invest in young talent to hit housing targets

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05 Mar Education

Building the future: why the government must invest in young talent to hit housing targets

The UK government’s ambitious target of delivering 1.5m homes and major national infrastructure projects is at serious risk unless more is done to encourage young people into the construction sector.

Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Katy Balls

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05 Mar Parliament

Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Katy Balls

Political Editor of The Spectator, Katy Balls, is a woman who is plugged firmly into the national political conversation. As part of our Women in Westminster series, we sat down with Balls to discover how her curiosity-powered journalism helps the public understand the people and policies that affect their lives

How dysfunctional is Parliament for disabled MPs?

04 Mar Communities

How dysfunctional is Parliament for disabled MPs?

With record numbers of disabled MPs now in the Commons, Tali Fraser speaks to a selection about how they are navigating the parliamentary estate and the tricks they use to make it work for them.

Freedom of Information: populist irritation or popular democratic tool?

04 Mar Parliament

Freedom of Information: populist irritation or popular democratic tool?

Tony Blair thought it was one of his worst mistakes and many if not all his successors agree, but Ben Worthy says that for the most part Freedom of Information legislation has strengthened democracy

04 Mar Political parties

Inside the Lib Dems' swivel to small business

With many asking what the Liberal Democrats will do next, Sophie Church explores the party’s pivot to small business

My bill will put an end to fleecehold misery

03 Mar Communities

My bill will put an end to fleecehold misery

Now is the time to ensure that homeowners are no longer at the mercy of unaccountable private companies.

Dyscalculic children have been let down for too long

03 Mar Health

Dyscalculic children have been let down for too long

There is at least one dyscalculic child in every UK classroom yet diagnosis rates are shockingly low. Raising awareness of this condition on Dyscalculia Day is a vital first step.

End the legal loophole for physically punishing children

03 Mar Social affairs

End the legal loophole for physically punishing children

The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill is a vital piece of legislation that will help ensure all children get the best start in life, driving the lasting change families need to truly thrive. We have no doubt that this bill can and will be a landmark moment for children’s rights.

Labour can deliver a just and fair energy transition by backing renewable liquid fuels

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03 Mar Energy

Labour can deliver a just and fair energy transition by backing renewable liquid fuels

One of the biggest challenges facing the Labour government is delivering decarbonisation without putting unnecessary financial burden on ordinary households.

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Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK

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