Published by The i paper (2nd December, 2019) For much of the time it has seemed only two issues are at stake in this depressing election campaign. The […]
Disability / Health / Policy
A sliver of hope for abused patients?
Published by The i paper (4th November, 2019) This is already the most depressing general election of my lifetime. I despise both the men seeking to become prime […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Release them all
Published by The Mail on Sunday (3rd November, 2019) The Government will demand an urgent discharge review for every person with autism and learning disabilities held in secure […]
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Caged like animals but no-one seems to care
Published by The i paper (21st October, 2019) One year ago I talked to Jeremy, an affable lorry driver from the West Midlands, about his daughter. Her name […]
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Autistic youngsters ARE wrongly locked in mental hospitals, say health chiefs
Published by The Mail on Sunday (6th October, 2019) Health chiefs have admitted that young people with autism and learning disabilities are being placed in ‘inappropriate’ mental health […]
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Autistic man locked in solitary confinement for ten years
Published by The Mail on Sunday (19th May, 2019) An investigation by the Care Quality Commission discovered that a man with autism or learning disabilities has been locked […]
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Profiteers of misery
Published by The Mail on Sunday (11th November, 2018) A cluster of ‘fat cat’ private operators is creaming off hundreds of millions of pounds from the NHS after […]
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Animals would not be treated this badly
Published by The i paper (22nd October, 2018) Stephanie Bincliffe left school at 16 and lived for two years on her own with help of a full-time carer. […]