The governments in Westminster and Holyrood should fix the palliative care system, before introducing assisted suicide or euthanasia, finds a major new Whitestone poll from Care Not Killing (CNK). The poll reveals deep concern over NHS capacity to handle law change safely,
I was shocked to see recent ITV reports by Dan Hewitt that growing numbers of families with children that are homeless are approaching the charity Crisis after being turned away by their councils, and that some of those families have been forced
Rural communities are the backbone of our country, yet when it comes to healthcare, they are too often overlooked. Unlike urban areas, where hospitals and GP surgeries are clustered within walking distance or a short bus ride, our villages and small towns
We are four years into the Ukraine war and two weeks days into the latest Iran, Israel, and US conflict. At the start of the year, the US seized the President of Venezuela; a few weeks later, President Trump was demanding Greenland
As a Cornish MP, I represent people on the edge. With the sea on three sides and cut off from England by the Tamar River and a precarious train line, we’re used to being at the centre of a world that is
This week in Parliament I was pleased to bring an important debate to the House on the Provision of Disability Equipment. In my capacity as SNP Spokesperson for Health and Social Care, I’m keen to shine a light on the issues that
This month, I secured a Westminster Hall debate on the need for a national service specification for adult cerebral palsy in the NHS. In the UK, 130,000 adults have cerebral palsy. Despite the NHS now categorising cerebral palsy as a lifelong condition,
In November 1999, the Labour government announced a groundbreaking policy welcomed by animal lovers nationwide: the horrific practice of farming animals for their fur was to be banned. This legislation, the Fur Farming (Prohibition) Acts, made the UK the first nation in
• Public opposes Assisted Dying bill if it puts the vulnerable at risk—even if it enables ‘choice.’• 86 per cent support specific protections for those with Down syndrome, autism, and learning disabilities.• 9-in-10 over-75s say doctors should be banned from raising the
I will never surrender the flag. It represents the diverse, plural, generous nature of our country. No group, party, skin colour, ethnicity or religion owns patriotism. Those who build this country up are patriots. Those who stoke fear and division are not.
The release of the first 147-page tranche of the “Mandelson Files” has sent shockwaves through the heart of the Labour government today, painting a damning picture of the decision to appoint Lord Mandelson as the UK’s Ambassador to the United States. The
Yesterday York Central MP Rachael Maskell launched a powerful broadside against the continued use of real bear fur in the King’s Guard’s ceremonial caps, telling Parliament that this tradition should have no place in a modern Britain. Speaking during a high-profile debate
