Stephen Fry’s long‑standing message is clear: mental illness should never be hidden, never treated as shameful, and never forced into silence. His entire public advocacy rests on that principle. He has spoken openly for decades about living with bipolar disorder, including suicide attempts and periods of profound crisis. Across interviews, documentaries, speeches, and campaigns, FryContinue reading “No Shame. No Silence. No Hiding”
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Baroness Banned For Touching Black MP’s Braided Hair And Calling Asian Peer Lord Poppadom
A Tory peer is facing a three-week ban from the House of Lords for referring to a British-Asian peer as ‘Lord Poppadom’ and touching the hair of a black MP without consent. Lady Catherine Meyer faces censure after two complaints were made about her behaviour during a visit by parliamentarians to Rwanda earlier this year. The Lords Conduct CommitteeContinue reading “Baroness Banned For Touching Black MP’s Braided Hair And Calling Asian Peer Lord Poppadom”
Southend Hospital: Claims Patients ‘Dumped On Wards’
A nurse has described chaos at Southend Hospital as staff are “left in tears” after leaving patients in “the middle of wards” with “no privacy or dignity” due to a shortage of beds. The Southend Hospital worker, who asked to remain nameless, has claimed staff feel “powerless and distressed” after seeing patients “dumped on wards” despite noContinue reading “Southend Hospital: Claims Patients ‘Dumped On Wards’”
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