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Emotional Time Lords have the power to travel from our past lives and wreak havoc in the present. But unlike Doctor Who, you don't need a Tardis to escape. Published in The Observer August 25, 2002 'Ian', a middle-aged politician who normally copes successfully with his peers,...

Press release: Published 1st June 2002 - BACP Recently, an anonymous patient sued the NHS because she wasn't offered counselling after an abortion. Nor was she warned that psychological complications could follow the operation. This legal action raises issues of vital concern to patients, counsellors, the NHS and tax-payers. Few people relish...

Notes towards an article 15th January 2002 What's wrong with soccer is soccer (and what's right with rugby is rugby). It is too often said that the problems with soccer are social. I would rather say the trouble with soccer is soccer. The game is riddled with violence, corruption, thuggery,...

Published in The Independent May 4th 2000 Persephone, Lily, Daffodil, Crocus, Forsythia and Rose. Remember these names - if your senescent brain is up to it. Scientists say these six cloned cows with their floral nomenclature have cells which are biologically younger than those of newborns....

Published in the Daily Mail April 11th 2000 Noel Edmonds is not afraid of much. He'll drive a racing car to the limit, or land his helicopter on your front lawn. But he doesn't mind admitting he's dead scared of prostate cancer. The fear began with the final...