It is just under a year and a half ago that I found myself writing a piece called ‘A Black Friday’.
Assisted Suicide
Peter Ladd
James Mildred
The government is launching a new consultation on family law that proposes to strengthen financial rights of unmarried couples if they split up.
Marriage and Family
Jack Clark, one of the founders of artificial intelligence company Anthropic, has said that AI systems are nearing the point where it no longer needs human input to develop and that we…
Artificial Intelligence
Pornography
Labour MP Sarah Owen, chairman of the Women and Equalities Commission, has joined a dozen fellow MPs in claiming the government-approved single-sex guidance creates a “hostile environment” for trans people.
Transgender
Major wins in regulation of online pornography
Pornography
Scottish Parliament rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
Assisted Suicide
CARE for Scotland urges MSPs to reject assisted suicide ahead of…
Assisted Suicide
CARE for Scotland comment: Royal College of Psychiatrists switches to oppose…
Assisted Suicide
Pornography
Labour is soon to announce new measures to make the internet safer for children, including tighter controls on social media platforms and stronger age-verification systems, according to reports.
News
There were 18,783 abortions in Scotland in 2025, the highest number ever recorded, according to new official statistics.
Abortion
Guidance from the Equalities and Human Right Commission (EHRC) on the use of same-sex facilities, such as toilets and changing rooms, has now been approved by ministers. As expected, it says that…
Transgender
The House of Commons held the Private Members’ Ballot for this session of Parliament on Thursday. Half of the MPs drawn supported Kim Leadbeater’s Bill in the last Parliament, including those drawn…
Assisted Suicide
The communications regulator, Ofcom, have published a report detailing how social media platforms have responded to their demands in March to strengthen protections for children online. While some apps are bringing in…
Pornography
A new report from the Childlight Global Child Safety Institute at the University of Edinburgh calls child sexual exploitation and abuse “a hidden pandemic that must become a public health priority.”
Modern Slavery
Two pro-life Bills – one on complications from abortions, and another on infants born alive – have been selected for debate in the House of Lords in the new Parliamentary session.
Abortion