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They know that they face death, and many are scared that they will not die with their parents. Israel and its Government have crossed a clear line into the darkest crimes.
At the bottom of the table, seven or 11 people die per 100,000 of the population, but, at the top of the table, the figure is 33 or 37 per 100,000, so there is a huge difference.
We cannot afford to let the Highlands and Islands wither and die by not investing in the very small businesses that keep Scotland going. 16:11 I thank the Deputy Presiding Officer for the opportunity to take part today.
One thing that I found interesting—I went back to study it, although I do not have my copious notes with me—was about the titles “lawyer” and “solicitor”. I realised that I would not die in a ditch on that, because there were balanced views about whether the two titles should be regulated or only the one.
If a person signs up to that contract, surely the contract that we sign up to is to ensure that they are looked after when they have finished their service or are remembered if they die in service. Finally, all this is not to glorify war—the motion makes that clear—but to recognise the sacrifices made to protect the freedoms that we enjoy today.
It can also mean taking the time to support people through bereavement, even when that bereavement is at a tragically early age. Helping someone to die who is younger than yourself is something that we all, working in areas such as Drumchapel, have to do on a regular basis.
That is extremely concerning, given that we know from an MBRRACE-UK report that black women are almost four times more likely to die in childbirth or during the postnatal period.
Certainly, within Islam, it is clear that God decides whether you live or die. Some followers, particularly the elderly, will ask why they should take the vaccine if that has already been decided and it is up to God.
You started by asking about blocks and resistance to mindset change. Old habits die hard. We have had 40 to 50 years of CAP support, and people have got into a particular way of doing things, so it is not easy for them to change that mindset.