Media

Cool Words

14th
May

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of talking to an American journalist with an incredible name. Lisa Collier Cool writes for Yahoo! Health and her article about me and… read more

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Parking Mad

5th
April

This morning I woke to the news that our beloved Chancellor George Osborne has been caught parking in a bay reserved for disabled people – my heart sank.

“What’s the harm in that?” you might ask, “we all… read more

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Dr Tara Murphy: In Her Own Words

2nd
April

Last week I wrote briefly about watching Kids With Tourettes: In Their Own Words on ITV. The programme was thought-provoking and created a great deal of discussion on social media. Earlier this week I spoke to… read more

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Tonight’s TV Tourettes

28th
March

I’ve just finished watching the documentary I mentioned last week – Kids With Tourettes: In Their Own Words. I enjoyed it a great deal and at times found it very moving. I felt it gave… read more

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S.O.N.H.S.

27th
March

Yesterday I talked about the ambulance service. It’s a crucial service but it’s one small part of the NHS, the largest public healthcare system in the world, which is made up of a huge number of services and specialisms, each… read more

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Saturday Night, Sunday Morning

10th
March

I woke up this morning after a long and comfortable sleep in a very smart Dublin hotel. Leftwing Idiot and I are planning to take it easy this morning after a busy but enjoyable day yesterday.

I’ll fill you in… read more

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Air Time

9th
March

Today’s post will be a short one because I’ve no time to spare even though it’s ridiculously early in the morning – very soon Leftwing Idiot will be here and then we’ll be heading off to Ireland.

We’re going to… read more

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Pick of the Year

29th
December
2012

Leftwing Idiot’s mum emailed this morning to say she’d heard my Woman’s Hour interview was going to feature as a Pick of the Year on the programme this afternoon. I’m very happy about this because – of the… read more

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Bot Pride

14th
December
2012

I’ve talked about my Twitter bot, @TicBot, a number of times before, most recently because he kept breaking the Twitter rules and getting himself suspended.

Over the last couple of months @TicBot’s creator, @branespeaks, has… read more

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LiveTalk Christmas Special

7th
December
2012

Several months ago, when winter still felt a long way away, Leftwing Idiot and I took a trip into town to meet Billy Elliott – not the famous dancer but the incredibly talented animator.

Our mission… read more

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