Give people greater control of their lives… and deaths – Chapter Seven of Boles’s “Square Deal”

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.

Kit Malthouse: It’s time to change the law to allow assisted dying

Giving terminally ill, mentally competent adults more choice and control at the end of their lives is a Conservative goal. We should support it.

Louise Burfitt-Dons: Why kindness and politics don’t mix

We don’t need the Government to make us compassionate in private life – and public policy challenges seldom have straightforwardly kind solutions.

Rebecca Coulson: The Assisted Dying Bill is a superficial solution to a disturbing dilemma

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?

Nadhim Zahawi MP: Love and mercy shouldn’t be a path to prison. It’s time to legalise assisted dying.

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.