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Independent journalist | Formerly BBC | Creator of Freezing This Christmas · Threads, investigations, and lots of sarcasm.
Jun 20 20 tweets 4 min read
Today, Parliament reaches a pivotal moment with the third reading of the Assisted Dying Bill, one of the most controversial pieces of legislation in decades.

Some see choice. Others fear risks.

It’s a deeply complex issue. Here's the arguments from both sides.

A thread 🧵 Image The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is the most significant attempt yet to legalise assisted dying in the UK.

It would allow terminally ill adults to request medical help to end their lives, but only under strict safeguards.

On a technical level, it is not voluntary euthanasia. And it is not death on demand.

It is physician-assisted dying, where patients self-administer prescribed medication under regulated oversight.
Jan 23 26 tweets 15 min read
Labour is on track to become the most hated UK government of all time. Their net approval rating sits at a disastrous -45%.

It seems to just get worse and worse. Here's a month by month breakdown of every Labour scandal so far 👇

Please LIKE and SHARE! Image 1⃣ The Betrayal of Pensioners

Just 3 weeks after getting into power on 29 July 2024, Keir Starmer's Labour announced they'd cut winter fuel payments for 10 MILLION pensioners in England & Wales that weren't on Pension Credit. This bombshell seemingly came out of nowhere, it was NOT in Labour's manifesto. But it was justified by Chancellor Rachel Reeves citing a £22 billion black hole that had to be filled.

On 11th September at PMQs, Rishi Sunak grilled Starmer on whether the death toll from this policy would be higher or lower than Labour's own grim report in 2017 that said 3,850 pensioners would die as a result of this policy. Starmer dodged the question – a theme that seems to be common with this government.

Is this how Labour cares for the vulnerable?