Claire Walker
Articles by claire walker
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Politics
Putting disability on the agenda
- 29 May 2000
New Statesman Scotland - A man who believes his battle against polio gave him added insight is leading the fight for equality
Politics
Young offenders deserve a hearing
- 17 April 2000
New Statesman Scotland - Prison is a training ground for a career in crime. If we want to help the young not to reoffend, there is a better way than putting them behind bars
Politics
Time to dig out your walking boots
- 21 February 2000
New Statesman Scotland - Draft legislation on the "right to roam" could bring about a new dawn for Scotland's struggling youth hostels
Politics
What's sauce for the goose . . .
- 20 December 1999
New Statesman Scotland - What's sauce for the goose . . . isn't necessarily what's good for its owner, as Claire Walkerdiscovered when she took possession of two lovelorn wildfowl
Politics
Too many lives of quiet desperation
- 22 November 1999
New Statesman Scotland - The suicide rate among young men has soared in the past 20 years, and is still growing. A case for joined-up thinking, argues Claire Walker
Politics
We must stop locking up our kids
- 11 October 1999
New Statesman Scotland - Disadvantaged children are too often placed at the mercy of an uncaring penal system. Claire Walker thinks it's time for a more enlightened approach
