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'In the Cut' was not what readers expected of me. Before it was published, I was seen as a women's writer, which meant that I wrote movingly about flowers and children.
Schools connect children to their communities. Jobs connect adults to their societies. Persons with autism deserve to walk the same path.
You can't hide behind race any more. You can't hide behind class structure any more. You can't hide behind family. You need to produce.
Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn't listening.
We do a disservice to society if we ignore the evidence which shows that stable families tend to be associated with better outcomes for children.
I'm not really interested in writing or reading about people who are nice and easy. I like the problem children.
Britain is rich in radicalism, and anyone who says that our society has drifted into fatalism and apathy should get out more.
I have to get a licence to drive a motorcycle to protect myself and the people around me. I am adamant there should be some sort of licensing required to have children.
The real problem is that the way that power is given out in our society pits us against each other.
