Uncategorised | Baroness Jane Campbell

Why is it so hard to understand that disabled people do not want to die?

by Jane Campbell | Dec 15, 2024 | Uncategorised

That is a question I ask myself every time I hear someone campaigning for a change in the law on assisted suicide. Do they want everyone to have the right to be assisted to die when life feels too hard to bear? “Never”, they are always at pains to point out, “any...

Paralympics

by Jane Campbell | Sep 7, 2024 | Uncategorised

Paralympics – I am a convert… And why am I surprised? I feel the need to hold my hand up and confess, until 2 weeks ago I never watched sport, except for Wimbledon. I believed sports bored me to tears. So, there was I ready with my Netflix box sets to get...

Statement from Baroness Campbell of Surbiton on the publication of the final report of the Infected Blood Inquiry – May 20th.

by Jane Campbell | May 19, 2024 | Uncategorised

Baroness Campbell’s first husband Graham Ingleson, who died as a result of receiving infected blood products General: Secrets, lies and cover ups. That’s what we’ve been fed for 40 years. Today is the culmination of the campaign for truth and justice to be...

Lessons from lockdown

by Jane Campbell | May 4, 2021 | Uncategorised

A more inclusive Parliament: a reflection by Baroness Campbell of Surbiton I have been in the Lords 12 years and many of the barriers to my effective participation have been resolved by good-natured and enthusiastic staff and parliamentarians. Occasionally however, I...

The Pandemic of Disability Rights – 2020

by Jane Campbell | Dec 7, 2020 | Uncategorised

A story of resilience In late February, early March, the country began to feel a sense of foreboding as international news stories started to focus on a new deadly virus called COVID-19. Having an overactive imagination and being a horror movie enthusiast, I remember...

The Vulnerables – think piece

by Jane Campbell | Jul 28, 2020 | Uncategorised

Hi, I’m Jane and I belong to a group called “The Vulnerable’s”. Sadly, we are not a new pop group about to make our millions, but we are very popular at the moment. You will hear about us every-day, on the radio, the TV and wall-to-wall social media. The...