Published by The Mail on Sunday (5th November, 2017) I came downstairs to find my wife looking dismayed and frazzled. One of the team caring for our disabled […]
Disability / Health / Policy
As I know myself, there can be no winners in the Charlie Gard case
Published by The Guardian (26th July, 2017) At the centre of the Charlie Gard story, which has captured global attention, is one simple thing: the tragedy of a […]
Disability
End this casual abuse of disabled people
Published by The Times (12th July, 2017) It was good to see swift action taken against the Conservative MP Anne Marie Morris after she used the racist expression […]
Disability / Health / Policy / Politics
People with learning difficulties are not ill – but Theresa May’s gaffe is typical
Published by The Guardian (17th May, 2017) My daughter has learning difficulties. She was born with them 24 years ago and they will always be part of her […]
Disability / Health / Policy
The slippery slope to eugenics
Published by The Daily Mail (1st March, 2017) On the surface, it seems unalloyed good news: a new test for families that is simpler and more accurate than […]
Crime / Disability / Policy
The barbaric crime wave we ignore
Published by the i paper (12th December, 2016) Like many people with learning difficulties, Lee Irving was a trusting character. His family tried to protect him since people […]
Arts / Disability
Free speech – or hate speech?
Published by the ipaper (8th August, 2016) Jérémy Gabriel was born with a rare congenital disorder called Treacher Collins Syndrome, which can cause severe facial disfigurement affecting development […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Grieving mother branded ‘vindictive cow’ and a culture of NHS arrogance
Published by The Daily Mail (6th May, 2016) Surely it is impossible to imagine the twisted inhumanity of someone who would pick up the phone to a bereaved […]
Disability / Politics
A petulant self-serving hypocrite
Published by The Mail on Sunday (20th March, 2016) It is hard to remember a more bitter recent departure from Government, with a brutal exchange of letters underlining […]
Disability / Policy / Politics / Welfare
Targeting disabled people is woeful politics
Published by The Daily Telegraph (18th March, 2016) Sometimes you can only shake your head at the sheer stupidity of politicians, so stuck in their Westminster bubble that […]
Arts / Disability / Film
Where are the disabled actors?
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (25th January, 2016) A few months ago I was ploughing through the box set of the brilliant French thriller series […]
Disability / Health / Policy / Politics / Social care
Family tragedy shines penetrating light on failures of state care
Published by The Daily Mail (26th November, 2015) The case of the Clarence family is one of the most harrowing to have hit the headlines in recent years: […]