A year on from the Paralympics, people with disabilities still face prejudice and abuse
Published in The Guardian (August 28th, 2013) When Don goes out, he faces frequent hostility. Despite living in a picture... Read Full Article
The NHS is killing disabled people
Published in The Guardian (May 22nd, 2013) My daughter was ill at the weekend. Just a heavy cold; but when... Read Full Article
All we can agree on is that welfare’s in a state
Published in The Independent (April 2nd, 2013) What a strange world we live in. A clutch of Church leaders spent their... Read Full Article
We’re all living longer. How afraid should we be?
Published in The Independent (February 11th, 2013) On the day I was born in 1962, the number of British centenarians... Read Full Article
What the NHS needs even more than money – a dose of kindness
Published in The Daily Mail (December 5th, 2012) Even today, 19 years on, I can still remember every second of... Read Full Article
Put people with learning difficulties at the core of society
Published in The Observer (December 2nd, 2012) Another day, another outbreak of hand-wringing over how to protect vulnerable people from... Read Full Article
Killing kindness with red tape
Published in The Independent (October 9th, 2012) Kenny’s life in not easy. He is blind, unable to speak, needs help... Read Full Article
Prejudice in the NHS is killing people with disabilities
Published in The Guardian (September 15th, 2012) Imagine it was your son or daughter, your brother or sister, your mother... Read Full Article
The best Paralympic legacy: an end to this disabled apartheid
Published in the London Evening Standard (August 28th, 2012) After the wondrous joy of the Olympics, London is preparing for... Read Full Article
It’s not just the bad apples – it’s our rotten society’s attitudes
Published in The Independent (August 9th, 2012) The details are disturbing, a horrific blast from the darkest days of the... Read Full Article