📣 We are delighted to announce that @SimonCJay is the recipient of our joint writing commission with @BOPTheatre!
Find out more: https://t.co/wzfbVM4tTs
Thank you Liz for being so articulate on this, fighting so hard, and everyone else watch and listen to this if you think assisted suicide is a good thing to legalise .
🚨DR UK's Statement on Passing of Assisted Dying Bill
We stand firmly against a law that risks pressuring Disabled people into decisions driven by lack of options rather than genuine choice. This bill could reinforce the narrative that Disabled people’s lives are less valuable.
The BBC’s live coverage of the Assisted Dying Bill right now features two interviews with the pro-dying lobby, and none from those of us here fighting against it. But we are here and we are shouting!
“Assist us to live, not to die!”
Devastated about what this means for our lives & communities. Sending love & solidarity to all the sick & disabled people who’ve shared their insight, experiences & fears! But particularly holding @thelizcarr@TheNotDeadYetUK & @Dis_PPL_Protest in my heart. #AssistUsToLive
Everyone should be free to live their life how they want but that’s not the reality for many disabled folk. I had to convince my social worker I needed to wash my hair once a wk. We have to fight to go to the loo, stay in our homes/leave our homes. We need #AssistanceToLive first
Since the winner of the Booker Prize will be announced tonight, a reminder that Muriel Spark helped spread a rumour during the 1994 ceremony that Iris Murdoch’s husband was stealing potatoes from guests' plates 🥔
Donald Trump's election is a profound threat to people and planet.
There is no way that Scotland can have a normal relationship with a President who has shown total contempt for democracy, truth and basic human rights.
👉 https://t.co/HRGOYnbZ62
Chris Hoy:
"Nobody lives forever. Our time on this planet is finite. Don't waste your time worrying about stuff that isn't that important. Focus on the things that are."