Philippa Willitts is Editor in Chief of Global Comment. She is a British freelance writer who specialises in writing about disability, women's issues, social media and tech. She also enjoys covering politics and LGBTQI-related topics. She can be found on Twitter and Instagram @PhilippaWrites.
I’m not a huge fan of dating shows on TV and, when Channel 4’s Naked Attraction launched, it sounded kind of awful. The premise is this: a fully dressed person who wants a partner is presented...
In 1998, cricketer Geoffrey Boycott punched his girlfriend Margaret Moore 20 times in the face and body during an argument. He was convicted in a court in France and, following an appeal, his...
Prorogue. /prəˈrəʊɡ/ verb discontinue a session of (a parliament or other legislative assembly) without dissolving it. "James prorogued this Parliament, never to call another one" It’s one of...
Public transport’s great, isn’t it? You can pay a few quid to a bus driver and she’ll take you across the city. Or you can get a train to the other end of the country and avoid the stress of...
There’s nothing quite like the passion with which a 16 year old can hold a belief. It is pure, it is unadulterated and it is uncompromising. And often, despite the way teenagers are accused of...
Michael Buerk is a 73-year-old British newsreader who railed against obese people in his latest article for the Radio Times. “The obese will die a decade earlier than the rest of us,” he wrote....
In 2017, having already implemented swingeing cuts to people on benefits, former Chancellor George Osborne decided that families should be punished a little bit more. He put in place a limit to the...
A new British political party leader has been making the news. Boris Johnson was elected (in a pretty undemocratic way, but such is the policy of the party) to lead the Conservative Party and,...
Recent research has found that business leaders are wary of hiring disabled people in senior roles. In a display of blatant disablism, the most prevalent reason for not hiring disabled people include...
I don’t want to be writing about straws. I’m sick of talking about them. But we (disabled people) have been telling you (non-disabled people) that plastic straws are essential for some people for...
