Published by The i paper (24th February, 2020) As someone whose father has severe dementia and daughter needs full-time care for profound disabilities, I have witnessed this country’s […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Why are we locking up patients for profit?
Published by UnHerd (15th January, 2020) Claire Greaves was a young woman with anorexia and a personality disorder. She spoke candidly and courageously to broadcasters about her struggles; on […]
Economics / Health / Policy
Stop gambling with people’s lives
Published by The i paper (23rd December, 2019) Denise Coates, founder of gambling firm Bet365, has hit the jackpot. She earned £1.3m every day last year, which is […]
Health / Policy
NHS for sale? Too late for many mental health services
Published by The i paper (2nd December, 2019) For much of the time it has seemed only two issues are at stake in this depressing election campaign. The […]
Health / Policy
The NHS is our modern shibboleth
Published by The i paper (25th November, 2019) The comedian Rob Delaney has made a video for Labour about the NHS that has been watched almost five million times on […]
Health / Policy
42 dead babies and a culture of arrogance and cover-up that scars the NHS
Published by The Daily Mail (21st November, 2019) The horror stories could hardly be more disturbing. Dozens of babies dying, scores more with avoidable brain damage, and clinical […]
Politics
Voters do not know who to believe
Published by The i paper (11th November, 2019) How can you tell if a politician is lying? Simple: see if their lips are moving. This is one of […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Hancock apology to autistic girl locked up for 2 years
Published by The Mail on Sunday (10th November, 2019) Health Secretary Matt Hancock has apologised for persistent care failures to Beth, the teenage girl with autism whose detention […]
Disability / Health / Policy
A sliver of hope for abused patients?
Published by The i paper (4th November, 2019) This is already the most depressing general election of my lifetime. I despise both the men seeking to become prime […]
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
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. […]