It was wonderful to start this year's National Foetal Alcohol Awareness Month with a brilliant organisation I have worked with before, EK Outreach Services, speaking to their staff team on the lived reality of FASD. I have given talks and spoken publicly on this issue before, but two things really struck me this time. Firstly, the importance of doing a talk like this at the start of the awareness week. I am standing on the shoulders of giants who have gone before and who cont

https://labourlist.org/2026/06/labour-must-take-up-the-challenge-on-endometriosis/ On average, it takes over nine years to receive a diagnosis for Endometriosis, and to me, the incredible, slow injustice of this situation highlights the current crisis. This issue has been neglected for far too long, despite the efforts of dedicated campaigners and organizations striving to be heard. With only 2% of annual funding allocated to pregnancy, childbirth, and female reproductive hea