I have written for The Independent, Manchester Evening News, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Big Issue and a range of other newspapers and journals, around the world.

 

"The Black Hole of Mumbai"

On the evening of November 26^th 2009 and for 48 hours more, a massacres of Indian and foreign tourists, business executives, religious leaders, rail travellers, street vendors and bystanders shook the world. The action of religious fascists, it left over 200 corpses littered around Mumbai. The Black Hole of Mumbai, Into the Fire and Abandoned record the ensuing drama.

"Capital Pains"
Article in Shelter's Roof Magazine investigating the growth of venture capital in the care industry January /February 2009.

"Who watches the watchers?" Page 1 Page 2
Article on Neighbourhood Watch for Shelter's Roof Magazine November/December 2008.

"Homeward Bound" Page 1 Page 2
Article in which I argue that it is the perpetuators rather than the victims of parental abuse that should be required to move on for Shelter's Roof Magazine March/April 2008.

"I saw I had made a difference" article
This is a link to a The Guardian article I wrote on Residential respite care entitled . The article was published in The Education Guardian on 12 February 2008.

"Crib sheet" article
This includes an article I wrote about Storytelling for The Education Guardian on 29 January 2008.

"Born Homeless"
Article in which I describe my time in care for Shelter's Roof Magazine July/August 2007.

 

"Bring back the Orphanages - The Insider" Channel 4
This Channel 4 programme, part of "The Insider" series, was broadcast on Friday March 9th 2007 at 7.30pm. In the programme I argued the case for a more positive view of children's homes. As part of the filming we visited Germany to see how things are done differently (and better) there. It also included interviews with Lord Laming who is on the government committee for considering placement policy for the forthcoming White Paper on care and Martin Narey, ex-Director General of the Prison Service now Chief Executive of Barnardos.

"This fascinating film by the author Phil Frampton is easily the best of (The Insider) series so far."  The Sunday Times

"a model of how to present an unpopular argument - and all the more convincing."  Church Times  

  

Radio Merseyside RIMA award
In June 2005, I presented the Radio Merseyside’s Golly in the Cupboard programme, based on my book The Golly in the Cupboard. The programme won the national Race in the Media award for Factual Radio programmes, beating off competition from 50 other national and local programmes.Listen to Programme (approx 30mins)

Tracy Beaker Article
This is a link to The Guardian article I wrote on the Tracy Beaker series and my interview with its author, Jacqueline Wilson. The article was published in The Society Guardian on 23 March 2005.

Jilly Cooper Article
This is a link to the Community Care Magazine article I wrote on Jilly Cooper’s novel, Wicked. My interview with the author was published in June 2006

The right to offend? Page 1 Page 2
A feature in the Big issue Magazine responding to an anti-political correctness article in their previous issue. April 2006

Kendal visit Part 1 Part 2
The Guardian The original articles written at the time of my visit to Kendal to retrieve the files from Barnados which formed the basis of The Golly in the Cupboard. June 1999

email: phil@philframpton.co.uk