Thanks to our brilliant panellists Abtisam Mohamed MP, @debcoles13.bsky.social of @inquest-org.bsky.social, Ben Coleman MP, @drbeccycoopermp.bsky.social, and chair Charles Ritchie
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Families bereaved by gambling-related suicide are at this year’s Labour Party Conference.
If you’re attending, come and find us at stand E4 in the Main Exhibition Hall.
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And thank you Minister @skinnock.bsky.social for highlighting NHS treatment options and the Suicide Prevention Strategy's recognition of gambling as a suicide risk in your response.
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Thank you, @jakerichardsmp.bsky.social, for highlighting gambling suicides in last night's adjournment debate.
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This is a vital point from Liz Ritchie on BBC Breakfast today
GPs and healthcare professionals need a proper public health strategy led by the Department of Health and Social Care
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Bereaved families came together in parliament this week calling for every gambling death to be investigated and lessons learned.
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"We found all these emails and texts to keep him gambling. None of that was taken into consideration.”
Bereaved families speak out about how the coronial process has failed them.
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Thank you @catherinefookesmp.bsky.social for highlighting these alarming figures.
We agree 100% – gambling must be treated as a public health issue.
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17-year-old Luke Littler continues to inspire the next generation of darts fans, including many children.
No one should be bombarded with gambling ads whilst watching their heroes, especially children.
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"Sick and tired of gambling advertising being thrust down viewers' throats"
We agree with Lord True – thank you for sharing, Lord Foster
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Thank you @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social for highlighting these recent alarming figures in the House of Lords.
Much more needs to be done to #StopGamblingSuicides
When an industry consistently ruins the lives of its best customers, it must spend a lot on advertising to replace them.
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How has it come to this?
You can't even buy a pizza without being pushed to gamble.
300 free spins is ludicrous.
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www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“Problem gambling first breaks people, then it costs lives”
Thank you Sir John Hayes for raising this
An independent statutory levy will help save lives.
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The latest @who.int factsheet on gambling recommends universal public health approaches including:
"Ending gambling advertising, promotion and sponsorship of sports and other cultural activities"
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www.who.int/news-room/fa...
"We realised very soon after Jack died that the system of a voluntary system was mad"
Today’s announcement is a big step forward – independent research, treatment and prevention will save lives – but there is more to do
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Thanks for speaking out @annieashton2705.bsky.social who says more people will die because the Gambling Commission is refusing to investigate gambling-related suicides.
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www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
End all gambling ads ❌
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