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
The NHS is flawed. Here’s the evidence…
Published in The Independent (August 28th, 2009) It was the most painful of the emails that I’ve received over the... 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