Idayah is a bright child. One of a spurned minority
Published in the London Evening Standard (December 2nd, 2010) Idayah Miller shares the ambitions of any other 11-year-old girl. A bright... Read Full Article
Disability
A whirlwind of hatred against the disabled
Published in The Guardian (October 16th, 2010) The details are sickening. For three days a gang of 18-year-olds tortured a... Read Full Article
Caring for our disabled daughter can be terrifying but she’s enriched our lives beyond measure
Published in the Daily Mail (October 5th, 2010) My daughter swam by herself the other day. Well, when I say... Read Full Article
The epidemic of hate crimes against the very vulnerable reveals a callousness at the heart of society
Published in the Daily Mail (September 22nd, 2010) David Askew was a kind and trusting man who just wanted to... Read Full Article
Mind your language: words can cause terrible damage
Published in The Independent (November 6th, 2009) Racism was rife in the playgrounds of my youth. It seems incredible looking... Read Full Article
Why I don’t believe that the NHS is sacrosanct
Published in The Independent (August 21st, 2009) It was a simple thing. Another blood test, some more investigations into whatever... Read Full Article
Iona and Ivan – a tale of two children and two families
Published in The Independent (February 26th, 2009) I awoke to the sound of my daughter, Iona, screaming yesterday morning, shortly... Read Full Article
The hell I share with David Cameron
Published in The Spectator (October 22nd, 2005) My daughter suffered two seizures the other night. One was shortly after midnight,... Read Full Article