Children's homes in Italy are run by not-for-profits, children mostly stay in their own communities, social workers have a choice of homes and a place typically costs £838 a week. The setup in the UK shames us all.

Shocking that the Whorlton Hall Four only got suspended sentences…and equally shocking that the directors and seniors management weren’t in the dock too.

Sixteen people with a learning disability were abused at Whorlton Hall and suffered a lifetime of trauma. Yet their paid staff escape jail and receive suspended sentences. This isn’t justice. bbc.com/news/uk-englan…

Calling health professionals who work with and support people with a learning disability and autistic people. Read the published guidance on #SleepApnoea (OSA). Please do share with your networks. england.nhs.uk/long-read/heal…

This #InternationalEpilepsyDay, I am so heartened to see so many shared posts by members of the #UKRET network. I firmly believe that the best way to advance research into epilepsy is by partnering up and coming together to solve the complex nature of rare epilepsies. (1/4)

★★★★ Evocative portrait of the migrant experience: Roy Williams and Ebenezer Bamgboye skilfully bring Sam Selvon's novel to the stage finds Saskia Baron reviewing #TheLonelyLondoners Jermyn Street Theatre theartsdesk.com/theatre/lonely…

★★★★★ Superbly elliptical tale of a troubled boy #Monster: Hirakazu Kore-eda, on top form in his native Japan, directs an intricate psychological drama writes Saskia Baron theartsdesk.com/film/monster-r…

In the wake of László Nemes' comments on The Zone of Interest, here's my article about the history of filming at Auschwitz writersmosaic.org.uk/close-up/imagi…

★★★★★ IO CAPITANO - #MatteoGarrone's #Oscar-nominated drama of two teenage boys pursuing their dream is a gripping odyssey from Senegal to Italy, says Saskia Baron theartsdesk.com/film/io-capita…

★★★★ EVIL DOES NOT EXIST - #RyusukeHamaguchi's nuanced follow-up to #DriveMyCar is a parable about the perils of eco-tourism with a violent twist, says Saskia Baron theartsdesk.com/film/evil-does…

★★★★ #MadeinEngland: Saskia Baron reviews an adoring tribute by Martin Scorsese to British filmmaking legends #PowellandPressburger theartsdesk.com/film/made-engl…

‘The treatment of people with autism and learning difficulties is a disgrace.’ It sure is The Labour Party. So what will you do about it? #LabourManifesto

Panorama - Undercover School: Cruelty In The Classroom On BBC One and BBC iPlayer now #BBCPanorama bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

On SNJ: After BBC Panorama revealed horrific abuse against #DisabledChildren at #LifeWirral school, we ask if you think for-profit companies be allowed to run special schools. Read our thoughts and give us yours at the end of the article: specialneedsjungle.com/life-wirral-sc… #BBCPanorama

BREAKING Biggest waste of all Tory PPE deals. £1.4 billion of PPE, believed to be compliant, ordered from Full Support Healthcare has been destroyed Equivalent to 35,000 nurses salaries up in smoke Tories staying quiet!! 😡 ⁦BBC News (UK)⁩ bbc.com/news/articles/…

★★ Disappointing French-Canadian romance #TheNatureofLove fails to ignite despite its ambitious attempt to jazz up a standard drama writes Saskia Baron theartsdesk.com/film/nature-lo…