Scottish parliament passes 1st stage of assisted dying bill
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Paisley MSP says wife deserves the right to “chose how her life ends” in moving speech to parliament
George Adam – whose wife Stacey lives with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis – delivered an emotional speech during the Assisted Dying Bill debate.
A trans charity in Scotland has labelled the ban on trans women using female toilets in Scottish parliament an “unworkable” decision which will prevent trans folks “from participating in Scottish democracy”.
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After the recent Supreme Court ruling that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the 2010 Equality Act “refer to a biological woman and biological sex,” the Scottish Parliament’s corporate body (SPCB) ruled that from Monday May 12, it would “provide male-only and female-only facilities as well as gender-neutral and accessible facilities.”
Business chiefs and trade unions have warned Scotland "desperately needs to retain and attract more working-age people".
A local farmer has been unveiled to contest a north-east seat at next year’s Scottish Parliament election for the Conservatives. Buckie man Tim Eagle to be their candidate at next year’s Scottish Parliament election.
English voters who do not have a devolved national parliament face a “democratic deficit”, a Conservative MP has warned. Andrew Rosindell described himself as a “strong supporter” of the UK Parliament in Westminster but told the Commons that English people suffer with a “rather diminished democratic voice”.