Andrew Hawkins

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Today we hear that Lord Falconer, who introduced his friend Peter Mandelson to the House of Lords, is among a group of Peers who have written to colleagues welcoming the return of the Death Bill

Ah the romance of modern train travel. @GWRHelp your aircon has a problem

They say you can tell a lot about a man by the company he keeps

New sponsor, same old campaign. As Labour's Lauren Edwards MP exhumes the Assisted Dying Bill, it's worth remembering the role played by Lord Falconer in driving the assisted suicide agenda through Westminster over many years.

Every generation fears replacement by technology. In 1979, this bad boy from my wife's family attic was what “the future” looked like: a depressed photocopier with eyes.

Last night, the Lords rejected safeguards on abortion pills by post and refused to block abortion up to birth. We like to think we’re more civilised than the past. Are we? I think we know which way King Herod would've voted👇

Had forgotten how incredibly beautiful the train line is between Exeter and Newton Abbot #Devon

It may be fleeting, but the sun came out in #Devon just now

Today the Lords debate an amendment to overturn last June's Commons vote (after just 46 mins of debate) which if unchecked would effectively legalise abortion up to birth. The wonderful 'Play Time' from C19th Italian artist Battista Torriglia reminds us what is at stake.