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 […]
Disability / Technology
Money does not cushion grief
Published by The Sun (16th September, 2019) WHAT kind of person looks at a man who has endured the tragic death of his child – among the most […]
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. […]
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 […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Deadly inequality
Published by UnHerd (18th June, 2019) We should welcome the fact that the issue of inequality has surged up the political agenda, given the lingering injustices around class, […]
Disability / Health / Policy
A lame and toothless watchdog
Published by The i paper (17th June 2019) Derek Fleming doted on his ‘funny, caring and loving’ daughter Margaret. But when the lawyer found he had terminal cancer, […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Worried about US healthcare giants? They’re already here
Published by The Times (4th June, 2019) The response could not have been clearer when Woody Johnson, US ambassador to Britain, suggested that American firms would want access […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Hospital holds autistic man for 19 years – then gives him 20 days to go
Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd June, 2019) A man with autism held in a privately operated secure hospital for almost two decades has been given 20 […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Abuse hospital concerns raised four years ago
Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th May, 2019) An inspector with the official health watchdog raised serious concerns four years ago over the abuse, mistreatment and poor […]
Disability / Health / Policy / Politics
All waffle and no action won’t make you PM, Mr Hancock
Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th May, 2019) After ten months as Health Secretary, Matt Hancock thinks he can offer a prescription to save his country and […]