Published by UnHerd (22nd April, 2020) There are not many things to celebrate in these dark days of pandemic, but at least the crisis has finally forced people […]
Covid19 / Health / Policy / Politics / Social care
Callous betrayal of our most vulnerable citizens
Published by The Daily Mail (14th April, 2020) The carnage is horrific as this hideous pandemic carves through care homes across the country, killing hundreds of residents despite […]
Covid19 / Europe / Health / Policy / Social care / Spain
We need to care for the carers
Published by The i paper (6th April, 2020) With cruel inevitability, coronavirus is ripping its deadly course through care homes. Thirteen residents in Burlington Court, a Glasgow unit […]
Covid19 / Health / Policy
How sick we cannot test those people who save us
Published by The Daily Mail (19th March, 2020) The immense scale of this crisis is terrifying to comprehend, not least for those politicians and scientists who find themselves […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Who will help care for my daughter after Brexit?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (5th November, 2017) I came downstairs to find my wife looking dismayed and frazzled. One of the team caring for our disabled […]
Immigration / Policy / Politics
Immigration: the huge hole in May’s manifesto
Published by The ipaper (22nd May, 2017) Theresa May’s speech at her manifesto launch presented a bold vision for Britain. She talked of a more prosperous nation, seizing […]