Published by The Mail on Sunday (28th October, 2018) Hundreds of people with autism and learning disabilities are being locked up in appalling conditions, routinely abused and stuffed […]
Crime / Drugs / Policy
Britain’s police are waking up to the futility of the war on drugs
Published by CapX (23rd October, 2018) Few people would have expected Bernard Hogan-Howe to become the nation’s latest outspoken campaigner for review of our drug laws. Yet this […]
Disability / Health / Policy
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. […]
Drugs / Policy
Is it time to legalise cannabis, asks former Met chief?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (21st October, 2018) Former Scotland Yard chief Bernard Hogan-Howe has called on the Government to set up an urgent review to examine […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Bedlam is still with us in Britain
Published by The i paper (8th October, 2018) Bethany is 17 years old. She is a girl who likes Bob Marley’s music, spending time with animals and being […]
Disability / Health / Immigration / Policy / Social care
Why does Britain care so little for its sick, disabled and elderly citizens?
Published by The Daily Mail (26th September, 2018) My daughter Iona had a seizure at 5am yesterday. Her eyes rolled, she screamed, her limbs flailed and her body […]
Policy / Politics / Transport
Whoops – there go the railways, says Westminster’s answer to Mr Bean
Published by The Guardian (20th September, 2018) Imagine you were running a business and one of your senior managers left a trail of disaster in their wake. First, […]
Drugs / Policy
When will politicians realise that the war on drugs has been lost?
Published by The Evening Standard (9th August, 2018) Last year I went on patrol in Dayton, Ohio, with an affable police officer called Andy Teague, who told me […]
Immigration / Policy / Race
Islamophobia should be called out
Published by The i paper (30th July, 2018) I went to get my eyes tested on Saturday and ended up in fascinating conversation with my optician. She told […]
Africa / Arts / Immigration / Music / Policy
Britain is open for business? Not for African artists
Published by The Guardian (27th July, 2018) Moonchild Sanely oozes star quality. When musicians from Africa Express – the organisation I co-founded – went to South Africa earlier […]