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Meaningful debate absent
Why are Socialist Workers Party members incapable of making serious contributions? Peter Manson looks at the third and final internal bulletin
With the annual conference (January 8-10) about to take place online, what better time to discuss the third and final Pre-Conference Bulletin (PCB), which was sent out to all SWP members just before Christmas?
To remind readers, it is only during the three-month pre-conference period that SWP comrades are permitted to circulate their views to the rest of the membership - or in reality to any other SWP comrade, apart from verbally within their own branch. During this three-month period, temporary factions are also permitted, but they must be dissolved immediately, once conference has taken place.
I READ with concern Ruth Davidson’s recent comments in favour of assisted dying ( Davidson: My mistake on assisted dying bill , The Herald, December 28). One of the reasons is her grief at changes brought by dementia to those she loves. I have great sympathy for her situation but disagree with her conclusion. People who are disabled or dependent are of extraordinary value and worth. Society should reaffirm this when they feel of little worth or dread dependence. When we acquiesce that some lives are not worth living, we are on a dangerous path indeed. What happens if a person changes their mind? What does it mean in practice? In the Netherlands in 2016, a woman with dementia was sedated and then held down by her family to receive the lethal injection. She had requested euthanasia at the onset of her dementia, but later when asked if she wanted to die, said No three times. The action of the doctor was found to be lawful by a court in The Hague.