The ‘not independent’ commission on assisted suicide  

I have already challenged the idea that Lord Falconer's 'commission' on assisted dying (note my refusal to use capital letters) should be referred to as a commission or that it should be considered to be in any way 'independent'. I'm told that this 'commission' was suggested by the pressure group, Dignity in Dying which used to be known as the Voluntary Euthanasia Society. I just thought it would be helpful to readers of this blog if I ran through just who these 'independent' and 'open-minded' 'commissioners' are.1) Lord Falconer - Chair and longstanding campaigner for the legalisation of assisted suicide, who attempted to legislate during the last Parliament.2) Baroness Murphy of Aldgate - who supported the attempts by Lord Falconer to change the law in the last Parliament.3)Baroness Young of Old Stone - who also supported the attempts by Lord Falconer to change the law in the last Parliament.4)Penny...