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It is just under a year and a half ago that I found myself writing a piece called ‘A Black Friday’.
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Over a hundred MPs write to the Prime Minister in support of assisted suicideOver 150 MPs have signed letters to Prime Minister Keir Starmer raising concerns about the slow progress of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and asking him to intervene to…
Assisted Suicide
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MPs reject social media ban for under-16sThe House of Commons has voted against an Australia-like ban on social media for under-16s. The proposals, backed by the House of Lords, were rejected in favour of flexible powers to restrict…
Pornography
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NHS halts cross-sex hormone drugs for under-18s
Transgender
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UK consults on social media restrictions to protect children online
The UK government has launched a public consultation on possible new restrictions for under-16s using social media, as ministers examine ways to better protect young people online.
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Press Releases
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Major wins in regulation of online pornography
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Scottish Parliament rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
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CARE for Scotland urges MSPs to reject assisted suicide ahead of…
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CARE for Scotland comment: Royal College of Psychiatrists switches to oppose…
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Westminster Assisted Suicide Bill now highly likely to fallThe Assisted Suicide Bill at Westminster is now highly likely to fall due after the government refused to give it any more parliamentary time.
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Subscription platforms like OnlyFans a 'gateway' to sexual exploitationA new report from the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner has highlighted the rise in commercial sexual exploitation, and the role that Adult Services Websites (ASWs) have in this. The report found that subscription…
Sexual Exploitation
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Jersey vote to approve assisted suicide legislationPoliticians in Jersey have voted on Thursday to introduce assisted suicide laws to the island. The States Assembly already approved the principles and draft legislation for the practice to become law over…
Assisted Suicide
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Crack down on sports sponsorship by unlicensed gambling firmsThe government have announced plans to consult about a ban on unlicensed gambling operators sponsoring British sports teams, including the Premier League. This forms part of a move to crack down on…
Gambling
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Scottish doctors warn against Assisted Suicide BillScotland’s top doctors have raised “significant collective concern” about the removal of safeguards from the assisted suicide bill which will be voted on in Holyrood in March. The Scottish Government have said…
Assisted Suicide
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US developing site to allow Britons to see banned contentThe United States Government have announced that they are working on a tool that will allow Britons, and people in other countries, to access content which is banned by their own governments.…
Freedom of Speech
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Child sexual abuse increasing and becoming more complexThe policing leads for child sexual abuse (CSA) in the UK have warned that technological advances have increased the opportunities for offenders to sexually abuse children. Online platforms and increased use of…
Pornography