https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/aug/31/paralympic-star-disability-support-cuts#comment-82237424 This article sums up how badly disabled people are getting shat upon on in this country. Despite being the worlds 6th largest economy we are incapable of looking after our own. This has nothing to do with immigration but is cemented in Tory greed. I haven’t seen an MS nurse in over 4 years […]

The 16th August 1946 is described in history as one of those dark satanic days. It left an indelible mark on our society. Barely a year after the maelstrom of the second world war, the world was still reeling, on its knees. The great Calcutta riot, on that day alone, had seen thousands killed and […]

A signed picture of Clint Eastwood with the inscribed words – ‘Best to James, A man’s got to know his limitations’, stares down at me from my kitchen wall. The words taken from Magnum Force, the second of the Dirty Harry films, have real meaning. Confined to a wheelchair, I sometimes need assistance and excursions […]

Part 2 Majorca had allowed me to grab some serenity and calm. The islands temperate climate, alluring food and welcoming people, are just what the doctor would order and works wonders for my body which is ravaged by Multiple Sclerosis and has confined me to a wheelchair. I’ve lived with the disease for many years, […]

London born and bred, but moved to Cirencester when I was young. Years later a brush with the law, saw me run out of town, moving to Exeter. Since then I’ve lived in Sheffield, Bristol and Newcastle and support Everton. I like to think I’ve got a good affinity with the country.   Originally I […]

I always used to marvel at the 17 water colour paintings of warships which adorned our walls back home, where ever my parents had lived.They varied from vessels with masts, more akin to the Battle of Trafalgar, right through to one of the first dreadnoughts of the 20th century HMS Cornwallis, later sunk by a German U-boat in WWI. […]

Part 1 Huge banks of cloud, stretched endlessly below as our plane began its decent, towards the south coast of England. It was odd to be returning to my place of birth with such a feeling of detachment, especially as we were playing Iceland that night in the football. Four days earlier, the country had […]

RIP Muhammed Ali You will always float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. The greatest –  you stuck to your principals, inspiring millions, both when boxing and after. I’ll never forget Harry Carpenter’s excitement when you won the title for the 3rd time and your bravery, looking back at Atlanta ’96 and your moment lighting the Olympic flame. […]

The oil companies, drug companies and big business are screwing us and the world, and we just let them do it because of blatant ignorance. I lived with MS for over 25 years, never prescribed any drugs to halt the process just self medicated with cannabis – it’s kept me in the game. Yet thousands […]

19 years ago I was diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis via various methods, including an MRI scan. Today I saw my neurologist who thought it was about time I had another MRI scan…..19 years on. Talk about the irony of it and of the horse having already bolted. People with PPMS still have no […]