Reform Advocates – Striving For Social Justice – Social Services, CAFCASS and The Family Court are unnecessarily separating children from their parents.

3rd Mar 2022

How They Took My Motherhood

They’ve taken my children from me and I’m no longer whole. When the kids were born I finally found the purpose that I’d felt had been missing all my life. I was a mummy now, I had a really important job, I had this tiny helpless person who was completley reliant on me for all […]
11th Dec 2021

Best Interests of the Child Review

I am extremely excited about the launch of the Best Interests of The Child Review (BIC) – the first parent-led review of the system. The review is the brainchild of Michele Simmons, Natasha Phillips, and Simon Haworth. You can find out more about the review on their dedicated website https://bicreview.com/ Children and Their Families Have […]
19th Nov 2021

Research Highlights Dangerous Levels of Trauma In Care Proceedings Involving Newborns — Researching Reform
25th May 2021

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11th Apr 2021

Forced Adoption UK – It’s a real thing!!

“FORCED. ADOPTION?? Is that a real thing?” I asked incredulously when I first heard the term. I had just begun my reasearch into the Child Protection System and Family Court. With each day that passed, I was learning new things. Things which I wouldn’t have EVER believed could be going on in 21st century Britain. […]
7th Apr 2021

DWP Staff Admit Inflicting Psychological Harm On Claimants

A shocking new testimony has shown that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staff and managers intentionally inflicted psychological harm on benefit claimants, engaged in unofficial sanctioning targets, and pushed disabled people into work, despite the risk to their well-being. The evidence comes from new interviews with 10 civil servants who worked for the […]
25th Jan 2021

Poverty, deprivation and inequality in Tory Britain

I wrote this article which was published on 31st December 2020 on East Midlands Bylines Times Dear Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Mr Johnson, the time has come for you to step out of the cosy bubble of denial in which you exist. It is the citizens of this nation who gave you power based on […]
21st Nov 2020

Long Covid shouldn’t be a surprise.

Originally posted on Through Vikki's Eyes…:
Long covid should not be a surprise to the medical profession. Or anyone. We have had ME/CFS* as a diagnosis for many many years and it is (I believe more often than not) an illness that happens post virally. We have all this knowledge about ME/CFS as a…
17th Nov 2020

Poverty UK 2020

like this tweet if you can and are willing to support parents in poverty! to the parents out there who are struggling – we see the way you are demonised in the media and by the government. please know there are people who want to help. reach out! we are your allies! — social work […]
16th Apr 2020

CONTACT DURING THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

Today I spoke to Natasha Phillps of Researching Reform about the problems parents and children in care are having with contact during this extraordinary time. You can hear The Voice of the Child Podcase here; You can also read the Part 1 of the report I am writing on the same subject. Part 2 will […]