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Politics articles
Welcome to Substack!
Firstly, if you’re on my mailing list, don’t worry, you’ve not signed up for anything…
Disclosure and disability
A few weeks ago, I was asked a question from a newly-diagnosed autistic friend, about…
In person
We went over to Brighton at the weekend. We went for an event – for…
Wash your hands, hug your loved ones
Here we are then, in the middle of a pandemic, and it’s odd not to…
Unskilled and undocumented
I don’t usually write about the politics of nationalism here, but bear with me, I…
Comfort zones
I’m thinking about comfort zones a lot today. I made some beautiful connections at the…
Proof of Concept
Some people love to make things. I don’t. I enjoy it, yes. But creativity is…
Selling Friendship
Just a quick post today. A friend asked me to comment about the recent rise…
Gossip and gut instinct
Once upon a time, I was slipping out of a friendly naked sauna when a…
Rising Up
Things you could be doing, right now (see below for details): Care about the facts….
For Orlando
It’s not about us. Half a world away a city grieves and it’s not about…
Conflict and violence culture
I’ve been having some interesting conversations with my partner recently about representation and culture, and…
Everyone you know is okay
After a fun night out with friends, into social media drops the news that Paris…
Joining the Unspeakable Conversation
(contains difficult truths, frightening facts about disabled lives, bright moments of hope, and ways to…
Black Lives Matter
As an animist, I actually believe that all lives do matter. Most humans don’t. What…
Being an ally
Allies are important. It took me a long time to realise that. When I came…
Peace at what price?
This week, I’ve been contemplating the differences between peace as an individual endeavour and as…
Disillusion
In forty years of life, I can’t remember ever living under a government that I…