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Telegraph on ‘deaf babies’ we are still failing to get the message across
Posted: April 13th, 2008, 5:50pm BST by TigerDeafie
This report appeared in the Daily Telegraph today. It is a positive report in so many ways, as it demonstrates what we already know: pressure from activists (you see, pressure politics DOES work!!) has actually forced the Department of Health into a climbdown (though whether it will find its way to Parliament is a different matter). I [...]... -
That Inspiring Debate on Genetics in UK on 9th April…with a caveat
Posted: April 13th, 2008, 5:26pm BST by TigerDeafie
This post is coming somewhat a few days after the event of 9th April, but better late than never I hope! I have taken a jolt from the events surrounding the fact that one person at the event was attacked by a couple of others (more on that later): that is not a nice feeling when [...]... -
‘Isn’t that all a bit Adolf Hitler?’ the taxi driver said.
Posted: April 11th, 2008, 12:12pm BST by TigerDeafie
Text message from a friend today: “Today my taxi driver asked me about my work, so I told him about the Bill, and his immediate response was, without me declaring my position on it all was ‘Isn’t that all a bit Adolf Hitler?’ and we went on from there. If it is so obvious to ‘the [...]...