Freelance features journalist with an interest in social policy and social justice.
CAROLINE ALDRIDGE didn’t think she would need to become an activist after her son Tim died aged 30,...
THE long-awaited White Paper reforms to the Mental Health Act (1983) contain some important...
IN 2020 “I can’t breathe” was heard across the world in response to the racist murder of George...
THE demand for psychiatric services, including inpatient beds, is at an all-time high, but the...
hen I was 18, a long period of depression led me to jump from a height in a suicide attempt. In...
× SINCE 2010, higher education has been subjected to increased marketisation. The University and...
× JEREMY CORBYN has alerted us to the existential threats to the NHS coming from initial trade...
× AN important motion was passed at Labour Party conference, which didn’t get the airtime or column...
× ACROSS Britain, people in genuine need, are opting to go without benefits, or not undertaking an...
× WE ARE a long way off from achieving parity of esteem between psychiatric patients and general...
× WITH austerity wreaking havoc in the lives of Britain’s most vulnerable, it is now more important...
× WHEN the programme Being Bipolar, with psychotherapist Philippa Perry, was first aired on Channel...
× AS the legal aid scheme turns 70 this year, it’s time to reflect on what has recently been a...
× RECENT figures released by The Lancet reveal self-harm is on the rise for both sexes and all age...
× ONE of the most vitriolic power struggles between professional groups is happening now and goes...
× JOURNALIST Frances Ryan, recently longlisted on the Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social...
× THE announcement came through on April 23 that Stephen Smith, 64, had died. The story about Smith...
Ruth Hunt joined Stonewall 14 years ago, quickly rising to become the charity’s chief executive. In...
× THE Grey Swans are a campaigning group run by and for older people experiencing both relative and...
× An advert placed on the UK digital market has revealed the DWP are looking for “technically...