Abuse in childhood is most evident in the internal life of the adult. Many of us went into the care system simply to be cared for only to find ourselves stuck in a kafkaesque nightmare at Wood End. Read more [...]
The University of Huddersfield recognises the particular challenges young care leavers face in accessing higher education and is the only University in the country to provide a PhD scholarship specifically Read more [...]
Vice Chancellor Bob Cryan and I received a message from Adele Jones PhD Professor of Social Work (right of pic) at The Centre for Applied Childhood Studies. "I am delighted to inform you that after Read more [...]
The scandal tearing through Britain about missing home office files on alleged child abuse rankles. It's happening to me. Now NSPCC wants to make covering up chlid abuse, by hiding files, a crime. Read more [...]
Artist Cornelia Parker Sound recordist Chris Watson and myself are 2014 fellows for Foundling Museum's 10th Anniversary Year. Past fellows include Grayson Perry and Jeremy Deller. The anniversary Read more [...]
I've been asked to explain my morning tweets. For a few years each day between sunrise and 10am GMT I attempt to describe the morning and how I feel. It's best summarized in a Three MInute Epiphany Read more [...]
It’s 10am I’m at the Kings Cross junction . Three cyclists jump red traffic lights. I have my headphones on but still I heard him. “Six people died doing that last week” said the cyclist Read more [...]
If there is one thing to do in National Adoption Week see this film on Nov 6th at Ritzy Cinema in Brixton. Get a group and go. Or go alone. Or with a loved one or friend. The fate of two families Read more [...]