This blog has been set up to discuss social issues of the day that impact on people's lives in with a particular focus on music, creativity, education, counselling, well-being, rights, inclusion and anti-discrimination. The editor, John Davis aspires for readers to focus on, discuss and challenge the ideas that are presented in the blog. The blog is open to anyone who wants to write about social justice, creativity, childhood etc. and welcomes contributions from people who have something to say about life in Scotland and beyond; what ever age they are and what ever their background. The editor will support less experienced writers and contributors who have never written before. Feel free to send suggestions for posts/articles to @inde_for_inde on twitter
In this article John Davis continues to discuss his gruelling experience of being hospitalised in the USA. He, specifically, discuses an issue he had with a plastic surgeon. In order to make […]
In this post John Davis returns to discussing the cataclysmic health issues he encountered in the USA and critiques some of the care he received. It is difficult to criticise health professionals […]
In this article John Davis continues to examine the impact that his health issues had on his sense of self and on the well-being of his wife. The previous article began to […]
In today’s post, John Davis pauses from discussing the daily experiences in hospital, the outcomes of four operations and the nature of his impairments, to try to explain what it feels like […]
In today’s post John Davis explores the bleaker aspects of being in hospital. Including that death was an ever present, at times he felt he had nothing more to give and his […]
In the next few articles, John Davis connects his experience of being in hospital to the current Corona virus crisis and explores issues such as loss, survival, friendship and hallucinations. Today’s article […]
Following on from Article 1 In today’s article John Davis continues to recount his harrowing story of being admitted to hospital with gangrene in Phoenix and analyses his experience of having to […]
This is the first of a series of articles where John Davis recounts his experience of receiving life-saving surgery whilst on holiday in the USA and explains how the Social Model of […]
I am a really busy person, both personally and professionally; often juggling more than one position at the same time. For example, I lecture at the University of Edinburgh and am also […]
Now that August has come and gone Edinburgh is no longer the centre of the arts world; the stalls are all packed up, posters have been removed and the streets cleared to […]
The People's Republic Of Escotia 