Published by The Times (12th July, 2017) It was good to see swift action taken against the Conservative MP Anne Marie Morris after she used the racist expression […]
Disability / Health / Policy / Politics
People with learning difficulties are not ill – but Theresa May’s gaffe is typical
Published by The Guardian (17th May, 2017) My daughter has learning difficulties. She was born with them 24 years ago and they will always be part of her […]
Disability / Health / Policy
The slippery slope to eugenics
Published by The Daily Mail (1st March, 2017) On the surface, it seems unalloyed good news: a new test for families that is simpler and more accurate than […]
Africa / Aid / Disability / Health / Policy / Rwanda / South Sudan / Technology
Print your own body parts
Published by Mosaic Science, The Observer & The Atlantic (19th February, 2017) John Nhial was barely a teenager when he was grabbed by a Sudanese guerrilla army and […]
Disability / Health / Policy
The social care crisis won’t be solved by sticking plaster politics
Published by CapX (13th December 2016) In these divided days, the existence of a crisis in social care is one of the few areas of consensus. Labour has […]
Crime / Disability / Policy
The barbaric crime wave we ignore
Published by the i paper (12th December, 2016) Like many people with learning difficulties, Lee Irving was a trusting character. His family tried to protect him since people […]
Arts / Disability
Free speech – or hate speech?
Published by the ipaper (8th August, 2016) Jérémy Gabriel was born with a rare congenital disorder called Treacher Collins Syndrome, which can cause severe facial disfigurement affecting development […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Grieving mother branded ‘vindictive cow’ and a culture of NHS arrogance
Published by The Daily Mail (6th May, 2016) Surely it is impossible to imagine the twisted inhumanity of someone who would pick up the phone to a bereaved […]
Crime / Disability / Policy
The hate crime that leads to silence
Published by The i paper and The Independent (4th April, 2016) It was a shocking crime. Two soldiers, out for a night drinking near their training camp in […]
Disability / Politics
A petulant self-serving hypocrite
Published by The Mail on Sunday (20th March, 2016) It is hard to remember a more bitter recent departure from Government, with a brutal exchange of letters underlining […]
Disability / Policy / Politics / Welfare
Targeting disabled people is woeful politics
Published by The Daily Telegraph (18th March, 2016) Sometimes you can only shake your head at the sheer stupidity of politicians, so stuck in their Westminster bubble that […]
Arts / Disability / Film
Where are the disabled actors?
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (25th January, 2016) A few months ago I was ploughing through the box set of the brilliant French thriller series […]