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I have four teenagers, and my third son has severe autism and learning difficulties, so I am really passionate about what the world of work looks like for him.
Professor John Devaney raised the issue of women being killed by their adult sons. Our perspective is more about what happens when abuse is perpetrated by a family member on behalf of the perpetrator, which is more common than we would like.
However, people are where they are and, sadly, some people’s only choice is to use a son, daughter or sibling to help, because there is no one else to do it.
Several years ago, while travelling the route to my caravan with my five-year-old son in the car, I experienced a near-crash when a driver frustrated by a slow-moving lorry decided to overtake and I found myself hurtling head-on at his vehicle.
I should not really intervene, because this is my son’s petition, but that is an excellent point about the price that is placed on the drugs in all our hospitals.