Francesca’s Mexican Takeaway

Francesca’s Mexican Takeaway

If you are looking for a good read over the Bank holiday weekend, then I highly recommend Francesca Polini’s riveting read, Mexican Takeaway.  When Francesca and her husband Rick travelled to Mexico, their mission was completely different to that of other...
How does it feel to be an adoptive parent?

How does it feel to be an adoptive parent?

I was really moved by last night’s BBC 2 documentary featuring traumatised Maisie, who at 8 years-old had two failed adoptions behind her and was desperate to belong to a family. At first I thought the programme was too intrusive as therapists probed and opened...
John Bird, The Big Issue and adoptions

John Bird, The Big Issue and adoptions

This post has been written by Francesca Polini, an advocate for adoption reforms in the UK, and published on her blog. I found it so interesting that I have re-published it here. Last week I was invited to the launch of the Parliamentary Friends of The Big Issue. The...
Elizabeth Taylor and adoption

Elizabeth Taylor and adoption

My elder brother has urged me to write a post about Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor who died last week as he admired her greatly. But what can be said that hasn’t already been written? I recalled that she had an adopted daughter Maria and thought this would be...