I’m no lover of the Liberal Democrats, but The Chris Huhne Affair has left me feeling uncomfortable. Most agree the former Environment Secretary made an awful judgment by swapping his driving points with his wife at the time, and is now serving a sentence for it. What I don’t like though, is all the worms…
It’s hard to believe that today, is the 9th Mothering Sunday I have celebrated without the beautiful lady I knew as My Mum. I think almost everyone knows that, there isn’t a day I go without thinking about her. The time we enjoyed together, and how I am ‘who and what I am’ because of…
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/46675 A Call for Action on the Health Secretary to ensure the NHS continues to support the Black & Minority Ethnic Cancer Voice from April when the National Cancer Action Team which has been doing this through the National BME Cancer Alliance is disbanded. The alliance is a coalition of 20 charities all working together…
My Open Letter to the Secretary of State for Health, The Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP Dear Mr Hunt, When I was aged 26, My Mum died from ovarian cancer after a 4-month battle with the illness. The year before, my older sister was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and remains in remission. Last year, I…
The ultimate measure of man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy!
Amazing.
A few weeks ago, I received a message on my Facebook page from a young British female – who, like me had experienced discrimination and depression in her life. She wrote… I recently read about your story about your experiences with discrimination and depression and I really want to say how inspired I was reading…
Fourteen years ago, I met one of my closest group of friends at university. This past week, one of them has been there for me when all seemed lost – my career, home and relationship – because, of discrimination within the police. Despite my difficulties in the workplace due to my race and sexuality, I’m…
It just means you’ve been strong, for too long! Smile, and be happy ☺
Monday, Justin Welby was confirmed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury – leader of the Church of England. Last Tuesday when I was walking past Lambeth Palace the official residence of the CofE archbishop, I saw the ‘attached’ removal van which even the most miserable person on a bad day would have smiled at? I’m…
I wrote a tweet on Tuesday, saying how much I missed My Mum. This was because, on this day and the following I couldn’t stop myself from crying. The last time I can remember being so inconsolable, was when I was diagnosed with depression due to discrimination within the police back in 2009. And, as…
Towards the end of last year, I wrote about ending the relationship with my lawyers and the Police Federation of England and Wales in My Fight for Justice against the Metropolitan Police Service. This followed with me then having to represent myself at the Employment Appeal Tribunal in September 2012 (which in itself, was an…
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