The Health, Sport and Social Care Committee of the Scottish Parliament has called for evidence on Liam McArthur MSP’s ‘Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill’. In the meantime, in the House of Lords, Lord Falconer has drawn second place in
New UK Finance Minister, Rachel Reeves, has vowed to immediately "fix the foundations" of Britain's economy, fueled by onshore wind power and house building, after her Labour party won power.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak shocked the political landscape by announcing a general election scheduled for July 4, a date much earlier than many had anticipated. This significant move comes on the heels of the prorogation of Parliament on May 24, which allowed
An area of policy conspicuously missing from the campaigns of the major parties in this General Election is marriage. So far, Nigel Farage, while happily admitting failures in his own private life, seems to have grasped just how important marriage is, telling
On Tuesday, 4th June, a highly anticipated TV debate aired on ITV, featuring Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer. The debate marked a crucial moment ahead of the upcoming General Election on 4th July, where voters
The UK Parliament was officially dissolved on Thursday, 30 May 2024, marking the conclusion of all parliamentary activity in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. This dissolution initiates the lead-up to the general election scheduled for 4 July
The UK's Labour opposition launched its flagship clean energy policy on Friday, aiming to address the country's cost-of-living crisis and distinguish itself from the ruling Conservatives as the general election approaches.
I have lost count of the debates on bank closures, with politicians valiantly fighting for the survival of their local community branch. The impact on older people, on disabled people, on small businesses is raised, correctly. The need for choice, for access
The UK's energy sector regulator, Ofgem, announced on Friday that a reduction in the price cap for household energy bills will commence in July.
Dementia is a monumental health and social care challenge and will be the defining test of our system in the decades to come— but it is simply unacceptable that there are such inequalities in both diagnosis rates and in post-diagnostic care across
