You may have seen the news stories this morning claiming that there has been no real change in pre 24 week foetus viability in the last few years. This has been spun as a reason not to change the limit …

Why the “Stay at 24 Weeks” Argument is Tenuous Read more »

Today’s Telegraph is running a story (not yet on the web) that of the 21 Midwife-led Maternity units proposed for closure or already closed, only 4 are in Labour Constituencies. Of course, the opposition are crying "foul", but I thought …

Maternity Unit Closures + A Dose of Hard Sums = You have got to be kidding me… Read more »

An interesting piece in the Telegraph yesterday about two elderly sisters who want to be able to have a Civil Partnership so they can leave their property to each other without paying tax. The only problem is of course that …

Civil Sisterships? Read more »