The Social Issue is part of:
Follow or subscribe to The Social Issue:
Latest from The Guardian
Author Archives: Saba Salman
Pertti, punk and pedicures
Tweet“I need a little respect and equality in my life” “Decision-makers are cheaters, they suck..they don’t give a sh*t about us disabled” “I don’t want to live in a group home, I don’t want to live in an institution” “They … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, media & communication, Music & arts, Uncategorized
Tagged learning disability, music & arts
Comments Off
Comment is free
TweetHello all, briefly highlighting my words posted in the comments thread under my Guardian interview last week with the Muslim mayor of Tower Hamlets council, Lutfur Rahman. I’m re-posting my comment here for clarity given there were around 140 responses … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Local government, Race, Uncategorized
Tagged BME, journalism, local government
Comments Off
Cuts and controversy in Tower Hamlets
TweetLutfur Rahman’s name is usually prefixed with the word “controversial”. It is an apt description of the first directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets, in east London. He is the council’s ex-Labour leader turned independent mayoral candidate who won 2010′s … Continue reading
Panto and parity
TweetHappy New Year – and seeing as we’ve just had panto season (oh yes we have – sorry, couldn’t resist) here’s one fairy tale I wish would come true: Once upon a time, in a land far away, people who … Continue reading
Posted in Learning disability, Music & arts, Uncategorized
Tagged learning disability, music & arts
Comments Off
Bricks and mobility: buildings and disability history
TweetA gap in a church wall speaks volumes about the history of disability in England; lepers’ squints allowed people with leprosy to see the pulpit and hear the service through a small chink in the stonework, without coming into contact … Continue reading
Posted in Disabiloty, Health, Housing, Learning disability, Social exclusion, Third sector, Uncategorized
Tagged charity, education, employment, health, housing, learning disability, third sector
Comments Off
Learning disability charity needs your vote in e-card competition
Tweet Okay, so it isn’t yet December, but can you really look at this this frosty little fellow and fail to feel even a tiny bit festive? He’s just one artistic entry in the charity Netbuddy’s Christmas e-card competition The … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Learning disability, Third sector, Young people
Tagged charity, learning disability, young people
Comments Off
Disability history: “I quite clearly remember being tied to the cot sides”
Tweet“I quite clearly remember being tied to the cot sides,” recalls Florence, now in her 70s, of the childhood she spent in hospital. “Literally, two wrists tied to the cot sides with cotton tape so as I couldn’t get up … Continue reading
Posted in Cuts, Disability, Education, Olympics, Social care, Social exclusion, Uncategorized, Young people
Tagged cuts, education, schools, service users, young people, youth
Comments Off
How back office benchmarking can improve efficiency
TweetWhen social housing provider One Vision Housing (OVH) reduced its total management costs by £2.8m in five years, it was partly due to the fact it had been benchmarking its back office functions. The Merseyside-based group spends less now on … Continue reading
Prevention, partnership, proofing against the future
TweetWith less than six months to go before councils adopt responsibility for public health from the NHS in April 2013, much depends on successful collaboration between cross-sector agencies. As the date approaches, the latest Guardian public health seminar gathered together … Continue reading
Photo project promotes Roma and new migrant culture
TweetThe intriguing photographs here are from those in a new exhibition created by children from Roma, Slovak and Polish communities in east London, The works, created using pinhole photography, have been produced by 12 young people aged eight to 14 … Continue reading
Posted in Education, media & communication, Music & arts, Olympics, Refugees & asylum, Social exclusion, Uncategorized, Young people
Tagged charity, education, music & arts, refugees & asylum, third sector, young people, youth
Comments Off
