There was a revolution in Britain this week. Didn’t you notice?
This could be Keir Starmer's defining, and accidental, legacy.
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Jo Cox and the privilege of office
Also this week: Putting differences aside, and progress on assisted dying.
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Australia is no model for assisted dying
There is more dissent in the country – where assisted dying is legal – than MPs in the UK have…
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The assisted dying debate takes a sour turn
In today’s debate the frequent refrain of the Speaker was: “We are very short of time.”
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The assisted dying impact assessment resolves nothing
The government’s review promises to address concerns about the bill – but only raises new ones.
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Naz Shah: “The assisted dying bill is not fit for purpose”
The Labour MP and scrutiny committee member on why she fears the consequences if end-of-life proposals become law.
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The Thames and I, on and off the page
Also this week: London’s busted bridges, questionable public art and the assisted dying bill.
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Can Kim Leadbeater justify her assisted dying bill?
The MP behind this ethically transformative piece of legislation answers her critics.
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How the assisted dying bill could unleash male violence
The realities of control and abuse have been ignored in drafting this proposed law.
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The New Statesman’s A-Z of 2024
A rundown of the year, from Charli XCX and Jeremy Clarkson to the incumbency curse and floods in Valencia.
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We need to talk about dying
The assisted dying debate has been filled with horror stories of miserable ends. But does this reflect the reality of…
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MPs vote for assisted dying after an emotional debate
This was not parliament as usual.
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Britain needs this assisted dying bill
My brother took his own life while suffering with kidney cancer. No one with a terminal illness should have that…
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Will parliament pass the assisted dying bill?
The closer we get to Friday’s vote, the more uncertain it all feels.
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Why MPs should vote to legalise assisted dying
Maintaining a cruel status quo is not a neutral choice.
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Assisted dying is not about individual suffering, but about the value we place on all human life
Compassion leads one to feel with another person. But that does not tell us what is right.
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Assisted dying advocates have much to learn from the legalisation of abortion
The two proposals are taking a strikingly similar route through parliament.
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Is the assisted dying bill doomed?
Wes Streeting’s intervention has added to the momentum against the legislation.
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For assisted dying to work, GPs need to know their patients
Ending a life must be a choice made between alternatives; not one taken because of a failure to provide proper…
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Q&A: Why are so many palliative care doctors against assisted dying?
Until the NHS solves its funding crisis, the UK cannot afford to debate this legislation.
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