How UK Mental Health Services Stole My Father
Visualise the most important person in your life standing before you smiling. Focus on that nice warm feeling deep down inside of you. Focus on the happy memories you two…
Issue 12 PDF
This is the full PDF of Issue 12. You can read it here, or download it to read on your own device. We think this is the best way to…
Welcome to Critical Mass 12
Welcome! This month, as part of our focus on Health, we have important articles on the NHS and the Welfare State. Both were severely compromised under Blair, and this trend…
On dementia
There are a lot of illnesses which, were you to catch them, could potentially be terminal. The NHS exists to ensure whatever medical misfortunes befall you, help is dependent on…
Rachael interviews Nico Csergo (Socialist Health Association)
RS: You’re a campaigner I have always admired and I’ve enjoyed doing a few things with you on the Twittersphere. This viral video – seen more than 600,000 times –…
How UK Mental Health Services Stole My Father
Visualise the most important person in your life standing before you smiling. Focus on that nice warm feeling deep down inside of you. Focus on the happy memories you two…
The Politics of Autism
How can autism be political? It is a medical condition, isn’t it? Maybe and maybe not. But who am I to talk? Well, I used to teach autistic kids. My…
Some People
Ordinary people often lead extraordinary lives and their life experience does not often find its way into poems. Rita Ann Higgins grew up in poverty and reflects on this in Some…
“Ice to see You”
A Tale of the Bizarre. Gina Roberts, filled with apprehension, was staring out of her kitchen window into the garden. The sun was starting to sink below the horizon and…
Spotlight on Tanweer Dar
Tan was born in Birmingham, in the United Kingdom, and studied Ancient & Medieval History at university. He is a qualified teacher. He enjoys science fiction, fantasy and horror, both…