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My name is Melissa and I am a single parent of two, including one with a disability.

For nearly five years now, I have been making my own way as my children’s primary carer. It hasn’t been easy, but I’m proud to have come as far as I have. Nobody can accuse me of complacency – we all know how hard parenting is already anyway, without guilt becoming an obstacle. I’m enjoyingContinue reading “My name is Melissa and I am a single parent of two, including one with a disability.”

The NHS: why the coalition’s reforms are an atrocity

I have a kidney infection. This is my fifth day. I am able to say that with certainty, because I visited a NHS general practitioner and that’s what she diagnosed me with. When I first felt the stabbing pain in my lower left backside, I texted 999 for NHS paramedics, who came and assessed meContinue reading “The NHS: why the coalition’s reforms are an atrocity”