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 […]
Disability / Health / Policy / Politics
How my daughter disrupted my politics
Published by UnHerd (15th October, 2019) I was one of those strange kids who was always interested in politics, almost as a spectator sport, learning the names of […]
Disability / Health / Policy
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 […]
Drugs / Policy
Misguided morality is denying help to drug addicts
Published by The Times (2nd September, 2019) Iain Duncan Smith has been highlighting the horrors of addiction. The former Tory leader pointed out that ten times more people […]
Disability / Health / Policy
How can Matt Hancock sleep?
Published by The i paper (26th August, 2019) When Christie Harnett was sectioned under mental health laws earlier this year, the doctors insisted it was for her safety. […]
Environment / Policy / Politics
Vote blue, forget going green
Published by The i paper (29th July, 2019) There is one thing we can agree on in our divided nation: last week was very hot. I flew back […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Government faces prosecution over human rights of autistic youngsters
Published by The Mail on Sunday (28th July, 2019) The equalities watchdog is poised to prosecute the Government and health regulator for permitting the human rights abuse of […]
Environment / India / Policy / World
Running on empty
Published by Tortoise (25th July, 2019) Prabu Kasinathan was leaning over a concrete balustrade, gazing at the vastness of Puzhal Lake spread out below in the fierce summer […]
Environment / India / Policy / World
Clean air is worth the political price
Published by The Times (25th July, 2019) Slowly but surely, the world is waking up to the climate emergency. I recently returned from Chennai, where one of India’s […]