British Isles
Failing people with learning disabilities
On 12 February the Equalities and Human Rights Commission launched a legal challenge against Matt Hancock, secretary of state for health and social care, over the repeated failure to move people with learning disabilities and autism…
BMA poll on assisted suicide
The British Medical Association is polling members on its policy on assisted suicide. Since 2006 it has been officially opposed to all forms of euthanasia and assisted suicide. However, if that changes as a result of…
Human trafficking in Scotland
Praise God for Operation Risbalit. Four people have been charged as part of a probe into human trafficking in Scotland. The probe was supported by national counter-terror and financial crime experts, and led by Edinburgh's public…
Britain and EU will ‘rip each other apart’
Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French foreign minister, says that EU and UK negotiators are likely to rip each other apart, with the two sides expected to fight particularly hard over fishing rights and financial services. He…
