‘The Assisted Dying Bill raised more questions than it answered. These haven’t gone away.’
The case against the Assisted Dying Bill was not a case for letting people suffer but for asking difficult questions before we change the law.
Baroness Luciana Berger
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Luciana Berger: £2bn for mental health? The Chancellor is using smoke and mirrors
After his budget on Monday, the Chancellor has surely earned an honorary membership of the Magic Circle. There was misdirection – with really poor jokes papering over the looming calamity of Brexit. There was sleight of hand, with headline…
Luciana Berger: We need to change how suicide is reported in the media
The way suicide is reported in the media shapes the way we understand it and perceive it. This places a huge responsibility on reporters, editors and producers to choose the words they write or say and the images they show with great care…
Luciana Berger: A humane response – putting mental wellbeing at the heart of the NHS
When it comes to attitudes to mental illness, society has come a long way. Yet within the NHS, mental health services are still undervalued and underfunded. That is why I’ve contributed to a new Fabian Society report, A Picture of Health…
Luciana Berger: Join me and take action on the sleep-in care crisis
A massive government mistake is threatening the viability of the social care sector. Yet the government is refusing to accept responsibility and provide a solution. Some people with severe learning disabilities require round-the-clock care…
Luciana Berger: To save lives, we must take a new approach – health in all policies
Labour can be enormously proud of our record on improving the health of the nation. From the earliest days of our movement, we have campaigned to advance the public’s health. The unions campaigning for workplace safety, for shorter working…
Luciana Berger: People with mental health problems deserve better than “I’m sorry, I haven’t a clue”
One of the roles of an Opposition Member of Parliament is to hold Government ministers to account. We do this on behalf of the people who send us to Parliament, to secure justice and fairness, and to try to improve the way our country…
Women’s mental health needs are not being met
Please note that this article contains references to sexual assault and suicide. Suicide rates among women have remained relatively stable for many years but last year the number of women taking their own lives increased by 14% - the…
Only by understanding the Holocaust can we adequately tackle modern-day intolerance
Seventy years on from the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, it is more important than ever to remember the Holocaust. We must mark the anniversaries and milestones in solemn commemoration of the millions who perished. We must celebrate the…
We are failing our children
Along with the rest of the country, I was appalled by the case of a 16 year-old girl with mental illness held in a police cell recently because there were no NHS beds available for her. This young woman’s case was not unique, she was one of…
Delays in social security payments are destroying lives
Some of the most heart-breaking examples of ministerial callousness have emerged from my constituents in Liverpool Wavertree. They are stories of bungling government incompetence and intransigence leading to hardship, anguish and, in one…
I’m proud to be a Labour MP – but I don’t believe my vote should count for more than yours
At the Labour Party’s special conference this Saturday, we will debate our future relationship with millions of our supporters and members. The Labour Party has been debating its democratic structures for as long as there’s been a Labour…