Avant Gardener
It was my wife Sian that came across this online event to celebrate what would have been the hundredth year of Ian Hamilton Finlay. As the event closed, I was … Continue reading Avant Gardener
Category: Psychiatry
As an NHS psychiatrist for over 25 years I have naturally been interested in all issues related to psychiatry. Here, I share this.
misrepresentation
This is the beginning of a letter that was published in yesterday’s Scotsman. It referred to public discussion relating to a senior parliamentarian. In the increasingly ‘toxic’ world of politics, … Continue reading misrepresentation
’empathy is being lost’
A montage compiled from the current Big Issue [Sept 2025]
Gaberston boys
When we last met you were young men, really just boys – certified or not – Designated ‘insane’. I was your visiting doctor In Gaberston house. Yesterday, I met you … Continue reading Gaberston boys
outside the circle of listeners
In relation to the potential for psychiatric drugs to cause harm, the psychiatric establishment has kept itself outside the circle of listeners. This, my latest short film, is an artistic … Continue reading outside the circle of listeners
Do not forget
As published in the Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, Friday 1 April 1892.