Published by The i paper (23rd December, 2019) Denise Coates, founder of gambling firm Bet365, has hit the jackpot. She earned £1.3m every day last year, which is […]
Health / Policy
NHS for sale? Too late for many mental health services
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 […]
Crime / Policy / Politics
Our prisons are a national disgrace
Published by UnHerd (2nd December, 2019) In 1773, a wealthy businessman named John Howard, appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire, was distressed to discover the barbaric treatment of inmates […]
Health / Policy
The NHS is our modern shibboleth
Published by The i paper (25th November, 2019) The comedian Rob Delaney has made a video for Labour about the NHS that has been watched almost five million times on […]
Health / Policy
42 dead babies and a culture of arrogance and cover-up that scars the NHS
Published by The Daily Mail (21st November, 2019) The horror stories could hardly be more disturbing. Dozens of babies dying, scores more with avoidable brain damage, and clinical […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Hancock apology to autistic girl locked up for 2 years
Published by The Mail on Sunday (10th November, 2019) Health Secretary Matt Hancock has apologised for persistent care failures to Beth, the teenage girl with autism whose detention […]
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 […]
Immigration / Policy
Lorry deaths expose our shameful hypocrisy on migration
Published by The i paper (28th October, 2019) The young faces stare out of newspaper pages. Bui Thi Nhung, just 19 years old, who posted a recent image of […]
Disability / Health / Policy
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 […]