On assisted suicide, do you trust your heart or your head?
5 days ago · Canada’s assisted dying deaths increased tenfold from 2016 to 2021, Oregon’s fourfold from 2009 to 2020 and in the Netherlands, euthanasia and assisted suicide rose from 1.2 per cent of deaths in 2003 to 4.2 per cent in 2019. But the best argument against legalising AD/AS is that not all campaigners have compassion in mind.
‘We stand against the widening of war in the Middle East’
5 days ago · Please help support the Morning Star by subscribing here. WE, the undersigned communist and workers’ parties campaigning for peace and progress in the Middle East, hereby express our most profound concerns over the unprecedented escalation of the situation in the region with the Israeli multidimensional attacks on Lebanon and full-scale ...
Trade unionists stand in solidarity with Palestine | Morning Star
5 days ago · As one delegate told TUC Congress in September: “Solidarity does not end at the factory gate.”. Building support among trade unionists for an end to the ongoing genocide, and to uphold the rights of the Palestinian people must be an urgent priority. Join PSC’s trade union conference on October 19 and take a stand for justice, freedom and ...
Aw That Scottish politics: a cycle of goading and blame
5 days ago · For years now, the Scottish TUC has produced reports detailing how the Scottish government could use existing tax powers to raise £1.1bn in year one through income and land tax, rising to £3.7bn a year as taxes on wealth and property kick in. Instead, what we have is a little tweak here and there to income tax, swingeing cuts to public ...
Men's rugby league Liam Farrell hails ‘very special player’ Bevan ...
4 days ago · WIGAN captain Liam Farrell hailed the “unbelievable” talent of Bevan French after the Australian’s dazzling first-half try made the difference in his side’s 9-2 victory over Hull KR to win the Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford. French nipped through a …
Preview of this weekend’s racing with Farringdon: October 12-13
5 days ago · THERE are group races galore at Newmarket this afternoon, but the big betting event for us punters is the Cesarewitch Handicap (3.40) over an extended two-and-a-quarter miles. Sadly, though, this doesn’t appear to be the race it once was with only a maximum of 25 runners set to go to post, when the marathon normally houses 34.