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Disability / Health / Policy

Britain’s cruel care system shames us all

Published by The Times (19th April, 2019) The details are shocking. A troubled girl just 14 years old, sent for the first time into a place of supposed […]

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Belgium / Disability / Europe / Health / Holland / Policy

Can we be trusted with euthanasia?

Published by UnHerd (1st February, 2019) It is largely accepted in the modern democratic world that people have the right to do as they determine with their bodies […]

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Health / Policy / Technology

Are smart phones feeding an epidemic of despair?

Published by The i paper (23rd October, 2017) There are few more obvious cries for help than self-harm. The idea of slashing your arm with a razor blade […]

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Disability / Health / Policy / Politics

People with learning difficulties are not ill – but Theresa May’s gaffe is typical

Published by The Guardian (17th May, 2017) My daughter has learning difficulties. She was born with them 24 years ago and they will always be part of her […]

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Crime / Policy

Our prisons shame the country

Published by The i paper (13th February, 2017) Prison reform struggled to win much attention in those sorely-missed days when news was dull and politics felt predictable. Who […]

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Arts / Books / Health / Policy

Why a trick of the mind can make you blind

Published by The Daily Mail (18th June, 2015) It’s All In Your Head by Suzanne O’Sullivan (Chalto & Windus) Life was good for Camilla. She was a successful family lawyer, […]

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Arts / Books / Health / Policy

Time to tackle the misery of mental illness

Published by The Observer (27th July, 2014) Thrive: The Power of Evidence-based Psychological Therapies by Richard Layard and David M Clark (Allen Lane) ‘I once broke my leg […]

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Ian Birrell is an award-winning columnist, foreign correspondent, feature writer and investigative journalist. He is contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday, a weekly columnist in The i Paper and writes frequently for other papers and platforms. He is also co-founder with Damon Albarn of Africa Express, the acclaimed collaborative music project. (Pictured: Talking to refugees in Iraq fleeing Islamic State)... Read More.

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