The war on drugs war is lost. Now it’s time for a rational response
Published in The Observer (June 5th, 2011) Four decades ago, Richard Nixon was casting around for a new enemy to... Read Full Article
Patients suffer. Standards fall. So why is competition still such a dirty word in the NHS?
Published in the Daily Mail (May 26th, 2011) Living in a high-tech age of instant communication, it is easy to... Read Full Article
Patients are being betrayed. Don’t retreat from reform
Published in The Times (May 11th, 2011) For those of us forced to deal with the daily realities of healthcare... Read Full Article
NHS rewards bosses after 1,200 ‘excess’ deaths at scandal-hit hospitals
Published in The Mail on Sunday (May 1st, 2011) Julie Bailey is still haunted by the death of her mother,... Read Full Article
For our disabled daughter, a way out of the labyrinth
Published in The Guardian (March 11th, 2011) Nothing prepares you for the birth of a child with profound and multiple... Read Full Article
Public v private isn’t the issue – what’s best is key
Published in the London Evening Standard (February 22nd, 2011) The facts speak for themselves. Elderly patients starved to death in... Read Full Article
The NHS is ripe for revolution
Published in The Observer (February 6th, 2011) It was just a small thing, but telling none the less. My son... Read Full Article
Britain’s big gamble puts the citizens at the wheel
Published in the Financial Times (December 28th, 2010) Lady Perry, a former chief inspector of schools in England, uses an... Read Full Article
There’s a better way to break the cycle of crime
Published in the London Evening Standard (November 23rd, 2010) It was early morning when I heard muffled whispers and scuffling... Read Full Article
At last, a good way to help the homeless
Published in The Daily Telegraph (November 15th, 2010) Simon had been using drugs and sleeping rough for nearly two decades,... Read Full Article