The Social Issue
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The Social Issue is run by journalist and commissioning editor Saba Salman. It covers people, places and projects making a difference in society, and issues ranging from community to social enterprise, charity, social care, housing and families.
The Social Issue
3y ago
TweetFor regular updates, find me on Twitter and Instagram or LinkedIn and find my latest articles on my website ..read more
The Social Issue
4y ago
TweetDiversity needs recognition in all its forms, both in terms of who’s doing the reporting and in terms of the issues being reported. My stories for The Guardian in the Press Awards were commissioned by my former editor Alison Benjamin, and they exist only thanks to people, families and allies who gave time to share ..read more
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TweetI’ve been thinking since the Harry and Meghan interview and the subsequent debate sparked by the nonsensical claim from the Society of Editors that UK media isn’t bigoted. An (older, male) editor once asked why I wanted to be an ‘Asian journalist’ when I started out in newspapers (to be clear – the question didn’t ..read more
The Social Issue
4y ago
TweetI’m delighted to have been shortlisted for the Society of Editors’ Press Awards in the ‘reporting diversity’ category. I’m in fine, strong company in the category and delighted that the Society of Editors is considering the issue of diversity in all its forms. The articles I’ve been shortlisted for have all been published by The ..read more
The Social Issue
4y ago
TweetImagine the anxiety of knowing you are at a greater risk of dying from the Coronavirus but are at the back of the queue for a life-saving vaccination and, if hospitalised, doctors might decide not to save your life. This is what learning disabled people are facing in this pandemic. They are the hardest hit ..read more
The Social Issue
4y ago
TweetDebates about Covid-19 recovery and economic renewal ignore disabled people. This is shameful given that even before the virus, the UK’s 7.7 million working-age disabled people already faced significant inequalities. I wrote this opinion piece for the RSA Journal ..read more
The Social Issue
4y ago
TweetArthur Pew was a lance corporal in World War One, serving in the 19th Kings Royal Rifles Corps. Trusted with responsibility for his fellow men, he commanded and organised other soldiers and was a skilled member of a specialist firearms regiment. Yet, as remarkable new research published today shows, Pew also had a learning disability. And ..read more
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4y ago
TweetAfter a year in secure care 105 miles from home, Jack Cavanagh, 17, who has autism, a learning disability and epilepsy, desperately misses his family. They used to see him every weekend, but with Covid restrictions have been unable to visit. As a result, they say, Jack has become more anxious and isolated and recently ..read more
The Social Issue
4y ago
TweetI wrote a personal piece for the Guardian about how Covid-19 is impacting disabled people and families. Coronavirus has thrust us all into a new normal. Life has come to feel the same yet different. However, for some communities Covid has undermined their very ethos. My youngest sister Raana, who has a learning disability, has ..read more