World Suicide Prevention Day is held on 10 September each year to raise awareness of the terrible reality of suicide and to encourage people to think of practical and effective ways to help prevent it. The law obliges everyone at least not
Advertising has been widely recognized as having many negative effects on children. These include excessive materialism, underage substance abuse, youth violence and commoditization of the human body. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents restrict their child’s exposure to television
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – It seems earrings and dress sense are more important than immigration policy. Is that really what people are judging Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak’s suitability for the highest political office. Perhaps I missed it, apologies if I
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – It’s time for our elected national politics to recognise that cutting Fuel Duty is a key strategic component to easing the cost-of-living crisis and thus vital to reducing inflation. It’s a powerful deflationary tool, and at the
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – There is a clear choice in this leadership race between a Government that will be honest and open with you about the nation’s finances, or one whose economic plan is based on fantasy and make-believe. This hits
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Launch of Women’s Health Strategy is welcome, says former Health Minister Caroline Dinenage MP and a culmination of years of work Our health and care system should work for everyone – but with 51 per cent
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – By any reckoning the Conservative Party leadership contest has been heated, bad tempered and I believe damaging for the contenders wanting to succeed Boris Johnson. It started almost immediately after the PM announced he was going,
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – For decades, nuclear power has been a subject that most people (and therefore a majority of politicians) have refused to discuss, other than to talk about nuclear waste and power plant accidents such as Chernobyl and Fukushima.
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Family used to be a traditional Tory tune but in recent years it has been overlooked as Johnson-ite ministers have been seduced by splashing state cash. The Conservative Party was never likely to embrace the family under
The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed many aspects of medical practice in the NHS, including, and perhaps especially, end-of-life care. In a new piece of research published in the Journal of Medical Ethics, we investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing the ways