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Posted on July 5, 2014 Leave a Comment
I never thought I would write anything like this piece. The internet is a harsh place, not somewhere you’d choose to write about the hardest aspects of your life. But after reading this piece by a fellow blogger, and after an illuminating first year at university, I decided that maybe the truth shouldn’t be so […]
Posted on July 16, 2013 Leave a Comment
With the advent of time (or, of having time to do stuff, or nothing, or sleep), I have been able to think. Actually, properly think. As a self-professed nerd and overthinker, this has been rather enjoyable. Most of said thinking has been of the random, non-illuminating sort (probably a good thing), but last night, unable to […]
Posted on August 27, 2012 Leave a Comment
I write this with great sadness. On Wednesday Tony Nicklinson, a man with locked-in syndrome, died having refused food for six days – after the High Court denied him the right to die. In March, I wrote a post detailing why I thought he should have been granted this basic right. I still stand by […]
Posted on June 11, 2012 Leave a Comment
This is my review, now live on Blue Badge Style, of Coldplay’s concert at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday 2nd June. The opportunity to write for BBS was fantastic and a tribute to social media’s networking capabilities. It’s a fantastic site carrying out a very important function, and I hope I will be able to […]
Posted on June 1, 2012 1 Comment
This is the letter I sent to TfL today. I hope it will give you a flavour of what we are doing. Feel free to follow suit! Following our previous correspondence, I would like to inform you of my recent experiences on your buses. I would first like to say that the treatment I have […]
Posted on April 6, 2012 Leave a Comment
Hello all. I thought you might be interested in some news from the WOW campaign. I had a letter from TfL (addressed to me at WOW – we’re official now!). Following a recent GLA Transport Committee report, they have set up some very promising initiatives. Here’s what they write: Redeveloping bus drivers’ disibility awareness training […]
Posted on March 17, 2012 1 Comment
The question of the legality of assisted suicide has re-emerged on the political landscape recently with the case of Tony Nicklinson, who used to play rugby with my dad and uncle. Mr Nicklinson has ‘locked-in syndrome’ – he is completely paralysed but his cognitive powers are unimpaired – which he developed following a stroke. He […]
Posted on February 25, 2012 Leave a Comment
This is the letter I wrote back to TfL, who in response to my first letter informed me that everything WOW is campaigning for is in fact already meant to happen. I will keep you updated on any developments. Thank you for your letter of the 31st January regarding my experience as a wheelchair user […]
Posted on January 11, 2012 Leave a Comment
As some of my readers may be aware, I have recently started a campaign against disability-based discrimination. We are called World on Wheels (WOW) and are starting by campaigning for a better London bus service. If you would like to join us, please follow the link to the right of your screen, which will take […]
Posted on November 18, 2011 Leave a Comment
Topical Creativity is very pleased to introduce its first ever guest writer, Alex Taylor. Alex and I share a few things in life, including wobbly feet and a love of journalism, so it only seemed right that I ask him to contribute here. So without further ado, I give you Alex Taylor: I am lucky to live in […]
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