I'm a West Indian mum and West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children.

Outsiders often have an insight that an insider doesn't quite have.

Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing.

There are 101 websites out there for debate - this was a blatant last attempt to get someone to stand against Gordon Brown.

When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark corners of the room and are bombarded with latest gadgets. Things replace parental standards.

My London constituency in Hackney has one of the highest levels of gun crime in the country. But the problem is no longer confined to inner city areas. Gun crime has spread to communities all over Britain.

It's very lonely bringing up a child on your own.