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Did you read? With Tim Monger Did You Read, Read, with Tim Montgomery.

Welcome to Did You Read The Opinion Podcast from The Times.

My name is Tim Montgomery, and today I'm joined by Rachel Sylvester, Fais Leessinger and Matthew

Saeed.

David Cameron has carried out a reshuffle for women after the purge of the pale stale males. How patronizing.

The truth is the Tories are struggling to get local associations to choose female candidates

and they fail to tackle the off-putting culture of the House of Commons.

All the parties need more than tokenism to woo women voters.

In 1961, a new law challenged the so-called sanctity of life and raised fears of a slippery slope and the untimely death of thousands.

That law legalized suicide.

This week Lords will debate assisted dying, which crosses another line by giving doctors a proactive hand in death.

With the right controls, it makes compassionate and practical sense.

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