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This is utterly horrific.
Falconer and Leadbetter provide some reasons why a person "might want to apply for an assisted death".
"Poors! We're not going to make your life better, but we'll make sure you die quickly if you ask nicely."
If you're still voting for, excusing, or pretending out loud that Labour are any better than Tories or Reform, then cop the fuck on.
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Lack of access to care: "Of course nobodywants the absence of palliative care to be the reason you apply ... but we have to give everybody this choice on thebasis of the way the world is for them." (Falconer)
Poverty: "Where the reason ... is because in your mind you are influenced by your circumstances - for example, because you are poor - should you be barred from having an assisted death? In my view [you should] not. (Falconer)
Mental illness: "Anyone ... subect to a psychotic condition or other mental illness that causes episodic or chronic suicidal ideation ... If you do have capacity and it is your wish, you should be entitled to an assisted death." (Falcolner)
Financial worries: "Choice is the key thing. Your financial position mightbe an element in what makes you reach a decision." (Falcolner)
Feeling like a burder: "There are people who have said to me ... 'surely being concerned about being a burder is a legitimate reason ... I know I wouldn't want to be a burden (Leadbetter)
To save on care costs for your family: "They might well apply because there is only a limited amount of money to go around." (Falconer)
"It comes down to a question of autonomy" (Leadbetter)](https://friendica.hellquist.eu/photo/preview/640/5401203 "Table of contents:
Lack of access to care: \"Of course nobodywants the absence of palliative care to be the reason you apply ... but we have to give everybody this choice on thebasis of the way the world is for them.\" (Falconer)
Poverty: \"Where the reason ... is because in your mind you are influenced by your circumstances - for example, because you are poor - should you be barred from having an assisted death? In my view [you should] not. (Falconer)
Mental illness: \"Anyone ... subect to a psychotic condition or other mental illness that causes episodic or chronic suicidal ideation ... If you do have capacity and it is your wish, you should be entitled to an assisted death.\" (Falcolner)
Financial worries: \"Choice is the key thing. Your financial position mightbe an element in what makes you reach a decision.\" (Falcolner)
Feeling like a burder: \"There are people who have said to me ... 'surely being concerned about being a burder is a legitimate reason ... I know I wouldn't want to be a burden (Leadbetter)
To save on care costs for your family: \"They might well apply because there is only a limited amount of money to go around.\" (Falconer)
\"It comes down to a question of autonomy\" (Leadbetter)")
Greenpeace were in London yesterday, making a point about the right to protest.
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#UKPolitics #RightToProtest #FreePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada
Healthcare workers from across east London marched on Wes Streeting's office yesterday, demanding that the IHRA definition of antisemitism not be enforced in their workplaces.
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#AntizionismIsNotAntisemitism #UKPolitics #GlobaliseTheIntifada #FreePalestine
Our pressure on the government to back down on Digital IDs worked.
But as long as it remains a government project, our data and privacy is at risk. The fight isnβt over.
Become an ORG member today and join the movement to protect digital rights β¬οΈ
#DigitalID #surveillance #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #ID #digitalrights
Become a member
Open Rights Group is the UKβs largest grassroots digital rights campaigning organisation, fighting to protect everyoneβs rights to privacy and free speech online.Open Rights Group
Even if it's voluntary, Digital ID still creates a surveillance infrastructure.
This could be expanded later on as a requirement to access public services.
As we've seen with eVisas, digitalising interactions with the UK State without physical backups creates serious problems.
The UK government's climbdown over mandatory Digital ID is a victory for ORG and other groups that warned of the threats to everyone's civil liberties.
BUT questions still remain.
Despite this latest U-turn, neither the scheme nor the giant pricetag have gone away entirely.
theguardian.com/politics/2026/β¦
#DigitalID #surveillance #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #ID #digitalrights
UK government rolls back key part of digital ID plans
Workers will be able to use other identification for right to work, meaning digital form not mandatoryPeter Walker (The Guardian)
The UK needs digital sovereignty to keep our communications, banking, energy, travel and healthcare systems secure.
If we stay dependent on foreign tech firms for our digital infrastructure, the UK risks its independence and resilience.
Sign our petition β¬οΈ
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitionsβ¦
#cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol #sovereignty #tech
Stop the "Kill Switch": Demand the UK takes back control of our technology.
From the NHS to our energy grid, we are too reliant on US tech. Help us demand digital independence.38 Degrees
The future doesnβt need to be orange.
Foreign States have been using their control over digital infrastructure to wield power.
Even historic allies arenβt reliable.
We need #DigitalSovereignty in the UK to keep our systems running.
Read more about our campaign β¬οΈ
computerweekly.com/news/366637β¦
#cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol #sovereignty #tech
Campaigners urge UK to develop digital sovereignty strategy
UK digital rights campaigners have urged UK parliamentarians to implement a digital sovereignty strategy as part of the forthcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to reduce reliance on technology subject to foreign interferenceSebastian Klovig Skelton (ComputerWeekly.com)
Our systems aren't secure if foreign powers can pull the plug.
The UK is dangerously reliant on a few foreign tech companies for critical digital infrastructure.
We need open-source systems that we can control.
Sign the petition for #DigitalSovereignty β¬οΈ
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitionsβ¦
#opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol #trump #cybersecurity #cybersecuritybill
Stop Trumpβs Kill Switch: secure our Digital Sovereignty
Imagine waking up tomorrow and finding the UK government, your bank, or even our hospital systems suddenly offline. Not because of hackers, but because a foreign company, or a foreign leader decided to flip a switch. This isnβt science fiction.38 Degrees
βJust as relying on one country for the UKβs energy needs would be risky and irresponsible, so is overreliance on US companies to supply the bulk of our digital infrastructure."
We need #DigitalSovereignty so the rug can't be pulled out from under us.
π£οΈ @JamesBaker for ORG.
Support for the hunger strikers in Leicester on Wednesday
Yesterday in Bahrain
Street art in Cambrils, Spain and Salem, Mass.
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#FreePalestine #SupportTheHungerStrikes #GlobaliseTheIntifada #UKPolitics
βThe Stateβs duty of care toward hunger strikers is heightened, not diminished"
The UN has intervened on behalf of the hunger strikers:
ohchr.org/en/press-releases/20β¦
Heba Muraisi, Day 56. Teuta Hoxha, Day 51. Lewie Chiaramello, Day 36. This is a message from Heba on Day 53.
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#SupportTheHungerStrikes #UKPolitics #GlobaliseTheIntifada #FreePalestine
Solidarity with the hunger strikers in Johannesburg, and at Elbit's office in Arlington Virginia, both on Thursday.
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#UKPolitics #SupportTheHungerStrikes #FreePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada #ShutElbitDown
Outside Belfast City Hall on Christmas Day
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#FreePalestine #SupportTheHungerStrikes #UKPolitics #GlobaliseTheIntifada
Outside Pentonville on Boxing Day
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#SupportTheHungerStrikes #UKPolitics #FreePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada
Kicking out the fash in Margate on Tuesday
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#GlobaliseTheIntifada #FuckTheFash #UKPolitics #SolidarityIsBeautiful
Activists gathered to show solidarity with the hunger strikers in Manchester on Tuesday
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#FreePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada #UKPolitics #SupportTheHungerStrikes
Lest we forgetβ¦.
#brexit #tory #tories #toryscum #politics #ukpolitics #bbc #news #EU #Labour #keirstarmer #Starmer #labourparty #RejoinEU #ReformUK #farage #nigelfarage #immigration #farageisalyingsackshit #ReformAreUseless #farageisaracist #farageisatraitor
