Published in The Guardian (March 11th, 2011) Nothing prepares you for the birth of a child with profound and multiple disabilities. There is the shock, the depression, the […]
Policy / Politics
Public v private isn’t the issue – what’s best is key
Published in the London Evening Standard (February 22nd, 2011) The facts speak for themselves. Elderly patients starved to death in hospital. Families spending a lifetime on benefits. Desperate […]
Health / Policy
The NHS is ripe for revolution
Published in The Observer (February 6th, 2011) It was just a small thing, but telling none the less. My son developed an abdominal pain, which was rapidly diagnosed […]
Policy / Politics
Britain’s big gamble puts the citizens at the wheel
Published in the Financial Times (December 28th, 2010) Lady Perry, a former chief inspector of schools in England, uses an anecdote from her time as a young teacher […]
Crime / Policy / Politics
There’s a better way to break the cycle of crime
Published in the London Evening Standard (November 23rd, 2010) It was early morning when I heard muffled whispers and scuffling shoes. Looking out the window, I saw my […]
Policy
At last, a good way to help the homeless
Published in The Daily Telegraph (November 15th, 2010) Simon had been using drugs and sleeping rough for nearly two decades, resisting endless demands to come in from the […]
Policy
Cutting out the middle men
Published in The Economist (November 6th, 2010) When the workers in the City of London head home each evening, a hidden legion of homeless people shuffles out of […]
Immigration / Policy
A cap on migrant workers will hurt London’s economy
Published in the London Evening Standard (November 2nd, 2010) David Caldwell arrived in London two years ago from Australia armed with a burning desire for success. An engineer […]
Health / Policy
2,000 dead and still no justice for the victims of Britain’s blood transfusion scandal
Published in the Daily Mail (October 18th, 2010) A few months after his birth, Colin developed a bruise on his knee. It was seen by his aunt, whose […]
Crime / Disability / Policy
A whirlwind of hatred against the disabled
Published in The Guardian (October 16th, 2010) The details are sickening. For three days a gang of 18-year-olds tortured a younger autistic boy. They kicked him, stamped on his […]
Policy
The kindest cuts of all
Published in The Guardian (October 1st, 2010) Here is a question for all who believe our public services are sacred. Why is there no suitable education or housing […]
Crime / Disability / Policy
The epidemic of hate crimes against the very vulnerable reveals a callousness at the heart of society
Published in the Daily Mail (September 22nd, 2010) David Askew was a kind and trusting man who just wanted to enjoy his life. He smiled a lot, put […]