Director of Comms and Engagement @careorguk and co-host of the @holpolpod. Interested in theology politics. All views here are my own.
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James Mildred retweeted
Absolutely dismayed that the Assisted Dying Bill is being re-introduced. Not a single one of our major medical or professional bodies support it. A deeply flawed and dangerous bill that poses a real risk to the most vulnerable in our society.
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James Mildred retweeted
Jun 14
It beggars belief that we’re back here again despite all the evidence. If we care about vulnerable people and if we care about being evidence led, we will reject this outright at 2nd reading, put an end to this nonsense and fix palliative care instead.
Jun 14
Lauren Edwards MP statement says “[The TIA bill] was rightly described as the safest and most robust assisted dying law anywhere in the world”
No. It was only described this way by the people trying to push it through.
Here is how others described the Bill:
1. The Royal College of Physicians said the Bill is unsafe
2. The Royal College of Psychiatrists said the Bill is unworkable, and unsafe
3. The British Geriatrics Society said the Bill’s safeguards are not adequate
4. Domestic abuse charities said the Bill is unsafe
5. Organisations representing disabled people said the Bill is unsafe
6. Royal College of GPs says the Bill lacks adequate safeguards
7. Lord Stevens, ex NHS CEO, said legislating for assisted dying in the current climate of hospice cuts is “utterly ridiculous”
8. MIND says the safeguards are not adequate
9. The CLADD group at KCL (DOI) have said the Bill is “not fit for purpose”
10. The British Association of Social Workers say the Bill’s is not safe enough
Spot the pattern?
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James Mildred retweeted
Don't miss this!
Join us in central London for the first-ever live recording of the Engage Podcast!
James Mildred and Peter Ladd will be joined by special guest Tim Farron MP for an evening that will shine a spotlight on the rise of Christian Nationalism in the UK.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/care-enga…
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James Mildred retweeted
James and Peter respond to the situation in Belfast, as well as commenting on the Henry Nowak Story.
youtu.be/zrzmgH5ka8c
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Great to be at Prom praise tonight on behalf of @careorguk, enjoying gospel music from the ends of the earth with @MalcolmJDuncan, senior minister @kt_org
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James Mildred retweeted
"As Christians pray about the upcoming contest, I would also urge them to look at the characters on display."
care.org.uk/news/2026/05/can…
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James Mildred retweeted
May 22
As MPs consider whether to bring back the Bill for Assisted Dying that fell in the last session - spare a thought for the people who actually care for the dying. Prospect Hospice near Swindon in my constituency is running at half its potential capacity, with 6 beds open rather than 12, meaning they turn away 6 dying people per week. Patients are ending their lives in corridors in Great Western Hospital, 4 miles away, because of a failure to fund end of life care.
Meanwhile over in Devizes Julia’s House, a hospice for the most seriously ill children - including terminally - is scrabbling for money to keep open. The most moving visit I’ve paid as an MP was to Julia’s House: a truly wonderful place, full of sadness and goodness. Yet they only get 8% of their income from the government.
Hospices (a British invention) are the best institutions in the world. It’s great they attract so much philanthropy - long may it continue - but they deliver a service that is clearly healthcare, and the NHS is legally obliged to fund it; but it doesn’t, because there is no definition of what ‘it’ is. The government urgently needs to bring forward minimum standards that local health commissioners must follow in meeting their obligations to fund palliative care.
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May 22
RT @HackneyAbbott: The assisted suicide Bill should not come back via a private member's Bill as it became a farcical process and a terribl…
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May 21
I hope and pray they have the good sense to leave the flawed assisted suicide bill well alone.
May 21
NEW - Two assisted dying supporters have come second and fourth in the private members bill ballot
- Lauren Edwards
- Andrew George
If they choose to take on the bill, it is possible it could still pass (but it is still very difficult)
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James Mildred retweeted
This is extraordinarily clear and to the point by @ashleydalton_mp. There is no simplistic or binary view on #AssistedDying according to one’s experience of or proximity to terminal diagnosis.
What I’m sure we all agree on is Ashley’s courage. theguardian.com/society/2026…
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James Mildred retweeted
May 20
‘How much better it would be if they used their time and energy to campaign for comprehensive palliative care throughout the UK — and tackled the scandalous hospice funding crisis. The priority should be assisting and caring for the living, not assisting suicide’. Well said @DavidAltonHL
May 20
There is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide, writes Lord Alton: campaigners should let assisted suicide go
thecritic.co.uk/campaigners-…
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James Mildred retweeted
May 18
@JamesMildred joins @affinitytalks podcast - have a listen and let us know what you think
May 18
In our latest podcast, we have @careorguk's James Mildred join us to talk about how our faith should make us engage with politics. Listen in on YouTube/Spotify/Apple or read the transcript at affinity.org.uk/uncategorise…
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James Mildred retweeted
May 15
"Perhaps the most important thing we need is servant-hearted leadership," writes James Mildred. "This is the most important ingredient because it is what stops strong leaders acting like dictators. We need leaders who care less about themselves. We see this most beautifully in Jesus..."
Read more from @JamesMildred: e-n.org.uk/comment/britain-n…
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James Mildred retweeted
Is the PM on the brink?
Watch the latest episode of the engage podcast below.
youtu.be/w9jeyLfoVaQ
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James Mildred retweeted
May 14
🤔"You might assume that a political party that owns the words 'Liberal' and 'Democrat' in its name would be welcoming of differences of opinion."
@careorguk
✍️ @JamesMildred examines the 'neither liberal nor democratic' case of @DavidCampanale: e-n.org.uk/comment/the-case-…
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Apr 30
I'm delighted @DavidCampanale has won. It has been a long road for him, but the outcome from the courts is vindication. He was mocked and abused simply for being a Christian.
@LibDems have big questions to answer. There was nothing liberal about how David was treated.
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Apr 30
This is balanced and a fair assessment of how the assisted suicide bill was killed off 👇
It is staggeringly ironic that DiD cry foul and say it was blocked by a small group of ideological Peers.
They are no less ideological. They just lost the debate.
newstatesman.com/politics/he…
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James Mildred retweeted
New polling released this week from JL Partners shows there is no public consent for the passage of Kim Leadbeater's assisted suicide Bill. When informed about the details of the Bill before parliament, “the British voter wants nothing to do with it” said James Johnson who conducted the poll.
care.org.uk/news/2026/04/pol…
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James Mildred retweeted
The long-awaited guidance on same-sex spaces will now be published next month, after the elections on 7th May. The guidance covers the use of same-sex spaces, such as toilets and changing rooms, for transgender people.
care.org.uk/news/2026/04/gov…
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