Adam James Pollock
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Adam James Pollock
@run.bsky.social
· Apr 11
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‘MPs would be right to vote against the assisted dying bill in light of the unfolding care crisis’ labourlist.org/2026/09/mps-... – via LabourList @preetkgillmp.bsky.social
'MPs would be right to vote against the assisted dying bill in light of the unfolding care crisis' - LabourList
As we weigh up the evidence it surely leads us to believe that the answer to the “assisted dying” question, is, at the very least, “not now”.
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September 8, 2026 at 10:40 AM
‘MPs would be right to vote against the assisted dying bill in light of the unfolding care crisis’ labourlist.org/2026/09/mps-... – via LabourList @preetkgillmp.bsky.social
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New data shows that over 3,500 people may use assisted dying measures if they are introduced — 60% more than previously thought — as the facts change, so will public opinion | Adam James Pollock
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Revised assisted dying estimates show bill is not fit for purpose
In less than a week, the revived assisted dying bill will be voted on in the Commons. The updated impact assessment, released last week, paints a dark picture of a future in England and Wales if the…
unherd.com
September 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
New data shows that over 3,500 people may use assisted dying measures if they are introduced — 60% more than previously thought — as the facts change, so will public opinion | Adam James Pollock
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🚨BREAKING BIG MOMENT!
Burnham says assisted suicide debate should not take place until palliative & social care is properly funded.
The PM is right, and his Labour MPs must now unite in opposition to the deeply divisive assisted suicide Bill & reject it at Second Reading.
Burnham says assisted suicide debate should not take place until palliative & social care is properly funded.
The PM is right, and his Labour MPs must now unite in opposition to the deeply divisive assisted suicide Bill & reject it at Second Reading.
July 29, 2026 at 11:13 AM
🚨BREAKING BIG MOMENT!
Burnham says assisted suicide debate should not take place until palliative & social care is properly funded.
The PM is right, and his Labour MPs must now unite in opposition to the deeply divisive assisted suicide Bill & reject it at Second Reading.
Burnham says assisted suicide debate should not take place until palliative & social care is properly funded.
The PM is right, and his Labour MPs must now unite in opposition to the deeply divisive assisted suicide Bill & reject it at Second Reading.
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By: Adam James Pollock on Tuesday, July 7, 2026
By: Adam James Pollock on Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Meet Ulster's young Orangemen
Kids are sick of old-school Unionism
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July 7, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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By: Adam James Pollock on Tuesday, July 7, 2026
By: Adam James Pollock on Tuesday, July 7, 2026
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UnHerd: Adam James Pollock explains why the euthanasia of a child under 12 in the Netherlands is a stark warning of how assisted dying laws expand, and why MPs must reject the British assisted suicide Bill before it is too late.
July 1, 2026 at 9:44 AM
UnHerd: Adam James Pollock explains why the euthanasia of a child under 12 in the Netherlands is a stark warning of how assisted dying laws expand, and why MPs must reject the British assisted suicide Bill before it is too late.
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‘Everywhere that euthanasia has been made legal, attempts to expand the eligibility of the law have rapidly been made.’ | Adam James Pollock
Euthanasia of child in Netherlands is a warning for UK
When it first came into force on 1 April 2002, the Netherlands’ euthanasia law permitted physicians to end a patient’s life without criminal liability. This would be provided that the patient was…
unherd.com
June 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
‘Everywhere that euthanasia has been made legal, attempts to expand the eligibility of the law have rapidly been made.’ | Adam James Pollock
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“MPs who wish to unite the Labour Party and put their country first should endeavour to make sure this awful Bill fails to receive its Second Reading.”
“MPs who wish to unite the Labour Party and put their country first should endeavour to make sure this awful Bill fails to receive its Second Reading.”
The last thing Labour needs | Adam James Pollock | The Critic Magazine
The revival of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill threatens to consume a party already struggling to hold itself together…
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June 23, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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“MPs who wish to unite the Labour Party and put their country first should endeavour to make sure this awful Bill fails to receive its Second Reading.”
“MPs who wish to unite the Labour Party and put their country first should endeavour to make sure this awful Bill fails to receive its Second Reading.”
Revealing from the New Statesman:
Andy Burnham is likely to oppose the assisted suicide Bill.
Given the likelihood of Burnham returning to Westminster later this week, and a potential leadership challenge not long after, bringing assisted suicide back is not wise.
@laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social
Andy Burnham is likely to oppose the assisted suicide Bill.
Given the likelihood of Burnham returning to Westminster later this week, and a potential leadership challenge not long after, bringing assisted suicide back is not wise.
@laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social
June 16, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Revealing from the New Statesman:
Andy Burnham is likely to oppose the assisted suicide Bill.
Given the likelihood of Burnham returning to Westminster later this week, and a potential leadership challenge not long after, bringing assisted suicide back is not wise.
@laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social
Andy Burnham is likely to oppose the assisted suicide Bill.
Given the likelihood of Burnham returning to Westminster later this week, and a potential leadership challenge not long after, bringing assisted suicide back is not wise.
@laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social
If you think Lauren Edwards and this assisted suicide bill will protect vulnerable people or those with disabilities, it’s worth knowing this MP has a very coloured history of using ableist slurs
June 14, 2026 at 9:56 PM
If you think Lauren Edwards and this assisted suicide bill will protect vulnerable people or those with disabilities, it’s worth knowing this MP has a very coloured history of using ableist slurs
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The perpetrator of last night’s attempted beheading in Belfast is reportedly an asylum seeker from Sudan. Years of discontent about immigration into Northern Ireland is now bubbling to the surface | Adam James Pollock
Belfast knife attack reflects years of silence on immigration
Late on Monday evening, a man in the Kinnaird Avenue area of North Belfast was the target of a brutal attempted murder. A circulating video of the event shows the attacker sitting atop his…
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June 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The perpetrator of last night’s attempted beheading in Belfast is reportedly an asylum seeker from Sudan. Years of discontent about immigration into Northern Ireland is now bubbling to the surface | Adam James Pollock
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Hoping someone who has come high in PMB ballot might consider a Bill to ensure universal & fair access to palliative care. Desmond Swayne , Lauren Edwards MP @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social , Dr Luke Evans @drlukeevans.org.uk
It would be something that unites the whole community.
#PalliativeCareForAll
It would be something that unites the whole community.
#PalliativeCareForAll
Backers of the Leadbeater assisted dying Bill want @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social to take this Bill under her name, and push it through into law. That's why local residents in Rochester & Strood turned out this morning to share their opposition
June 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Hoping someone who has come high in PMB ballot might consider a Bill to ensure universal & fair access to palliative care. Desmond Swayne , Lauren Edwards MP @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social , Dr Luke Evans @drlukeevans.org.uk
It would be something that unites the whole community.
#PalliativeCareForAll
It would be something that unites the whole community.
#PalliativeCareForAll
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We're delighted that @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social is a staunch supporter of disability rights. We very much hope that she will not choose to bring forward an assisted dying bill which is opposed by every single disabled-led organisation in the UK.
June 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
We're delighted that @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social is a staunch supporter of disability rights. We very much hope that she will not choose to bring forward an assisted dying bill which is opposed by every single disabled-led organisation in the UK.
Given @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social left Twitter over the use of an ableist slur, it would be a really bad look for her to bring back an assisted suicide Bill universally opposed by disability & learning disability groups, who’d be put at grave risk by the Bill.
June 8, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Given @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social left Twitter over the use of an ableist slur, it would be a really bad look for her to bring back an assisted suicide Bill universally opposed by disability & learning disability groups, who’d be put at grave risk by the Bill.
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Dear @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social As a community of disabled people across England, including your constituency, we hope you are not considering using your place in the ballot to table another Assisted Dying bill. This is just one reason why.
June 6, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Dear @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social As a community of disabled people across England, including your constituency, we hope you are not considering using your place in the ballot to table another Assisted Dying bill. This is just one reason why.
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‘Cultural institutions are increasingly embracing “decolonisation” tactics, twisting the truth to fit their own political narratives’ | Adam James Pollock
British Museum’s postponed Jewish lecture is a surrender to activists
Is deciding to be neutral on any given issue still a political act? Nicholas Cullinan, director of the British Museum, has published a statement defending the postponement of a Jewish Culture Month…
unherd.com
June 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
‘Cultural institutions are increasingly embracing “decolonisation” tactics, twisting the truth to fit their own political narratives’ | Adam James Pollock
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Green MP Carla Denyer's constituency office will function as normal while she takes time off for burnout — but if the office can operate without her, what exactly is she stepping back from? | Adam James Pollock
Why are so many MPs suffering from burnout?
Carla Denyer, the Green Party MP for Bristol Central, announced earlier this week that she would be taking several weeks away from Parliament due to burnout and “the mental and physical symptoms that…
unherd.com
May 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Green MP Carla Denyer's constituency office will function as normal while she takes time off for burnout — but if the office can operate without her, what exactly is she stepping back from? | Adam James Pollock
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Is religious faith really incompatible with progressive beliefs? | Adam James Pollock
Why are the Lib Dems so afraid of Christianity?
The Liberal Democrats have always prided themselves on being the party of tolerance and pluralism in British politics. Their “values” include the claim that an active state should “ensure that no one…
unherd.com
May 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Is religious faith really incompatible with progressive beliefs? | Adam James Pollock
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Kim Leadbeater still doesn’t understand the dangerous holes in her bill.
Assisted suicide is more than "just a choice," writes Adam James Pollock 👇
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Assisted suicide is more than "just a choice," writes Adam James Pollock 👇
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April 25, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Kim Leadbeater still doesn’t understand the dangerous holes in her bill.
Assisted suicide is more than "just a choice," writes Adam James Pollock 👇
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Assisted suicide is more than "just a choice," writes Adam James Pollock 👇
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Northern Ireland is plagued by draconian licensing laws. Could the construction of a Lidl pub mark a positive shift? | Adam James Pollock unherd.com/newsroom/can...
Can Lidl save Northern Ireland’s pubs?
There are few things that the Northern Irish love more than alcohol and bargains. On the rare occasions when the two coincide, we are at our happiest. It is therefore exciting news that Lidl is about…
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April 11, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Northern Ireland is plagued by draconian licensing laws. Could the construction of a Lidl pub mark a positive shift? | Adam James Pollock unherd.com/newsroom/can...
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Successive governments have all overseen the decline of Britain’s nuclear capacity but a deal with Rolls-Royce could mean Labour is finally turning the tide | Adam James Pollock
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April 14, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Successive governments have all overseen the decline of Britain’s nuclear capacity but a deal with Rolls-Royce could mean Labour is finally turning the tide | Adam James Pollock
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The Critic: Adam James Pollock argues that the rejection of assisted suicide has been so decisive that the issue is now settled.
https://thecritic.co.uk/assisted-suicide-has-been-dealt-a-fatal-blow/
https://thecritic.co.uk/assisted-suicide-has-been-dealt-a-fatal-blow/
March 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The Critic: Adam James Pollock argues that the rejection of assisted suicide has been so decisive that the issue is now settled.
https://thecritic.co.uk/assisted-suicide-has-been-dealt-a-fatal-blow/
https://thecritic.co.uk/assisted-suicide-has-been-dealt-a-fatal-blow/
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Morning Star: Adam James Pollock argues that the dangers the assisted suicide Bill poses to vulnerable people are too great for it to become law.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/assisted-suicide-bill-unravels-lords-highlight-risks-vulnerable
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/assisted-suicide-bill-unravels-lords-highlight-risks-vulnerable
March 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Morning Star: Adam James Pollock argues that the dangers the assisted suicide Bill poses to vulnerable people are too great for it to become law.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/assisted-suicide-bill-unravels-lords-highlight-risks-vulnerable
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/assisted-suicide-bill-unravels-lords-highlight-risks-vulnerable
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The Critic: Adam Pollock argues assisted dying just is another form of suicide, and, like all forms of suicide, it ought to be discouraged, not enabled by the state.
https://thecritic.co.uk/rebranding-suicide/
https://thecritic.co.uk/rebranding-suicide/
January 12, 2026 at 12:29 PM
The Critic: Adam Pollock argues assisted dying just is another form of suicide, and, like all forms of suicide, it ought to be discouraged, not enabled by the state.
https://thecritic.co.uk/rebranding-suicide/
https://thecritic.co.uk/rebranding-suicide/
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On Wednesday, a British man was jailed for selling poisonous chemicals online to allow people to commit suicide. Will this remain illegal if the assisted dying bill becomes law? | Adam James Pollock
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Could selling deadly chemicals become legal under assisted dying?
On Wednesday, a British man was jailed for 14 years for selling poisonous chemicals online to allow people to commit suicide. Miles Cross sold the fatal drugs to four people, two of whom, tragically,…
unherd.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:02 AM
On Wednesday, a British man was jailed for selling poisonous chemicals online to allow people to commit suicide. Will this remain illegal if the assisted dying bill becomes law? | Adam James Pollock
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'The inheritance tax reversal is yet another policy that Labour seems unable to carry out' | Adam James Pollock unherd.com/newsroom/lab...
Labour’s inheritance tax U-turn is a hollow victory for farmers
Yesterday it was reported that the Labour government has once again made a U-turn on a policy proposal, this time on the inheritance tax raid on family farms. Under the amended proposals, the…
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December 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
'The inheritance tax reversal is yet another policy that Labour seems unable to carry out' | Adam James Pollock unherd.com/newsroom/lab...