“How on earth didn’t I notice?” he said – and that question is near the heart of the charity that he and his family have set up, the Rose Paterson Trust.
Here’s her take on Universal Credit, science, Liverpool, same-sex marriage – and her department. “Big thanks to the Jabs Army, we are the Jobs Army.”
From medical prognoses through doctors’ assessments to non-existent codes of practice, the proposal lacks reliable safeguards.
By the end of these meetings, I was invariably left with the overwhelming feelings that we would not let an animal we loved be treated in such a way.
We published an article by the former Minister trailing his new book, and will be linking to each of its chapters as they are released.
Giving terminally ill, mentally competent adults more choice and control at the end of their lives is a Conservative goal. We should support it.
We don’t need the Government to make us compassionate in private life – and public policy challenges seldom have straightforwardly kind solutions.
Marris claims his Bill is about people choosing to die ‘by their own hand’ – can this be true if they are in need of assistance?
At the moment, due to the lack of clarity, the decision lies in the hands of the doctor. This is the exact reverse of what the situation should be.