New Statesman -

Vicious new hate crime

Katharine Quarmby — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Observations on disability

Grease is the word

Katharine Quarmby — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:00:00 GMT

You may have thought junk food had been banned from schools. Well think again, because behind the scenes big business is fighting back

''We don't mind what colour the baby is,'' said my father-to-be. The adoption officer beamed. Perhaps, after all, there was a baby available - me

Katharine Quarmby — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 12:00:00 GMT

Half Persian and half white, Katharine Quarmby grew up in a loving home in Norfolk. Adoption across the race divide is controversial, she says, but it beats a childhood in care

Why Oxfam is failing Africa

Katharine Quarmby — Mon, 30 May 2005 12:00:00 GMT

Inside the Make Poverty History movement, there is a growing fear that its aims are being diluted and taken over by the government. Fingers are being pointed at Oxfam. Katharine Quarmby reports

Novel of the week

Katharine Quarmby — Mon, 28 Apr 2003 12:00:00 GMT

Castro's Dream Lucy Wadham Faber and Faber, 272pp, �14.99 ISBN 0571216374

Novel of the week

Katharine Quarmby — Mon, 17 Mar 2003 12:00:00 GMT

Water Lily Susanna Jones Picador, 294pp, �15.99 ISBN 0330485822