So it was an exciting and close game but the Lions lost. Still have to learn to play together. Lots of mistakes but the abuse on twitter against one of the players in particular is horrible. Their first proper game in Australia is next Saturday. Because it's on sky we can only watch it on S4C, the Welsh channel that has come to some agreement with somebody. I only hope, by next Saturday, they get some better commentators. I couldn't follow the Welsh being spoken but the English subtitles showed such a bias towards the two Welsh players and against some of the others, it was painful.
Also yesterday, and much more importantly, the government voted with a majority of 23 to pass the Assisted Dying bill. As I said before, while not being opposed in principle to assisted dying, I follow the lead of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the Royal College of Physicians, and numerous organisations representing the disabled, who all stated their concerns that the bill as it stands is dangerous and has been rushed through. Palliative care and hospices in this country are largely funded by charities rather than government and there aren't enough of them to provide good care for the dying. It would be nice to think that the money the government saves by allowing people to die would be spent on improving end of life care. But I doubt it.
The bill wasn't in the Labour manifesto and seems to have been the result of a hasty promise by the Prime Minister to Esther Rantzen, television personality, who had been given six months to live. Two years later she's still alive.
Got to go now and start preparing the hall for the barn dance.
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Yes, I heard on the radio news while driving home yesterday that the bill had passed, and thought of you and your posts about it.
I wonder how the bill will work in practice. Is there fear that people will be pressured into ending their lives?
Yes, a lot of fear that there are not adequate safeguards. Unscrupulous families, old or disabled persons who feel they're a burden.
The House of Lords can still send it back and demand greater precautions but who knows?
Comments can quickly go over thee top around sports.
On such a nuanced and important issue, writing a bill is fraught with danger of misstep.
I thought of you when I heard about the bill's status.
It seems so, sadly.
A sad day.
I have mixed feelings about that topic.
at least kim leadbeater might drift back into obscurity now that she has done that....... hope the barn dance goes well
There was a case on the island in the last year where a couple, both terminal, choice MAID. The family spoke later about it, saying how difficult it was to be there when it happened but the parents were at peace throughout and the family was happy about that.
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