Saba Salman
@sabasalman.com
Journalist, editor, author
http://sabasalman.com
✍🏽Private Eye|Guardian|Byline Times|Independent|Ed. Community Living
📚Made Possible
📚Book #2 Jessica Kingsley 2026
Chair @sibs.org.uk Ambassador @ndtihello.bsky.social Fellow @thersaorg.bsky.social
http://sabasalman.com
✍🏽Private Eye|Guardian|Byline Times|Independent|Ed. Community Living
📚Made Possible
📚Book #2 Jessica Kingsley 2026
Chair @sibs.org.uk Ambassador @ndtihello.bsky.social Fellow @thersaorg.bsky.social
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Saba Salman
@sabasalman.com
· Sep 3
A new intro for a new term:
I just finished book #2 (pub 2026) and started a new role at Private Eye.
And I chair Sibs, for disabled people's siblings, edit Community Living, was a reporter, loc gov corr, housing ed and 20yrs a Guardian writer.
👉sabasalman.com
My sister Raana's a big influence:
I just finished book #2 (pub 2026) and started a new role at Private Eye.
And I chair Sibs, for disabled people's siblings, edit Community Living, was a reporter, loc gov corr, housing ed and 20yrs a Guardian writer.
👉sabasalman.com
My sister Raana's a big influence:
In 2025, here's what can happen if you go shopping 'while being Muslim' (or 'not white') at a time when politicians normalise racism as patriotism and the narrative's gleefully spread by some media. Throwback to the 70s/80s, which we thought was done with. #racism
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Head of UK government’s anti-Islamophobia partner ‘refused service in shop for being Muslim’
Akeela Ahmed, of British Muslim Trust, says experience is part of a wider rise in anti-Muslim hatred
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:10 AM
In 2025, here's what can happen if you go shopping 'while being Muslim' (or 'not white') at a time when politicians normalise racism as patriotism and the narrative's gleefully spread by some media. Throwback to the 70s/80s, which we thought was done with. #racism
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
'...an obstructive care board, unscrupulous care home companies and being kept in the dark'
What a horribly accurate but beautifully written piece by @samcarlisle.bsky.social on that abysmal 'process' called 'transition' - when a young person moves from children's social care to adult 'support'.
What a horribly accurate but beautifully written piece by @samcarlisle.bsky.social on that abysmal 'process' called 'transition' - when a young person moves from children's social care to adult 'support'.
The process of finding an adult home for my daughter nearly broke me, says @samcarlisle.bsky.social with an obstructive care board, unscrupulous care home companies and being kept in the dark.
communitylivingmagazine.com/tortuous-tra...
communitylivingmagazine.com/tortuous-tra...
Tortuous transition to adult life
The process of finding an adult home for my daughter nearly broke me, says Sam Carlisle, with an obstructive care board, unscrupulous care home companies and being kept in the dark
communitylivingmagazine.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:50 AM
'...an obstructive care board, unscrupulous care home companies and being kept in the dark'
What a horribly accurate but beautifully written piece by @samcarlisle.bsky.social on that abysmal 'process' called 'transition' - when a young person moves from children's social care to adult 'support'.
What a horribly accurate but beautifully written piece by @samcarlisle.bsky.social on that abysmal 'process' called 'transition' - when a young person moves from children's social care to adult 'support'.
I'm old fashioned - I always thought that if you don't turn up to a meeting you're paid to attend, you don't get paid. Or get feted as a VIP.
Still, different rules apply here, including even more appalling goings-on in SEND where 'children continue to be failed'.
#SEND #LocalGov #RottenBoroughs
Still, different rules apply here, including even more appalling goings-on in SEND where 'children continue to be failed'.
#SEND #LocalGov #RottenBoroughs
A former Hampshire county council Tory leader who claimed more than £15,000 in allowances over six months – despite failing to attend meetings in that period – has won a ceremonial honour for “dedication and hard work”.
October 31, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I'm old fashioned - I always thought that if you don't turn up to a meeting you're paid to attend, you don't get paid. Or get feted as a VIP.
Still, different rules apply here, including even more appalling goings-on in SEND where 'children continue to be failed'.
#SEND #LocalGov #RottenBoroughs
Still, different rules apply here, including even more appalling goings-on in SEND where 'children continue to be failed'.
#SEND #LocalGov #RottenBoroughs
I needed some cleaner air, this from @johnharris1969.bsky.social and John Domokos did the trick - on 'how online fear and loathing were beaten back by community spirit, facts trumping fury, and everyday empathy'.
And a vital focus on the local paper's role.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And a vital focus on the local paper's role.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Welsh town that saw off Nigel Farage – video
In last week's byelection in the Welsh constituency of Caerphilly, Reform UK were the hot favourites, and the focus of huge attention. But as John Harris and John Domokos saw close-up, a Reform win fa...
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I needed some cleaner air, this from @johnharris1969.bsky.social and John Domokos did the trick - on 'how online fear and loathing were beaten back by community spirit, facts trumping fury, and everyday empathy'.
And a vital focus on the local paper's role.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And a vital focus on the local paper's role.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Normalising racism, stoking fear, poisonous populism day #365.
Buxton: 250 miles from Dover, no asylum seeker hotels
But the concern is new [dark] faces coming over here, taking our jobs [that no one wants - wiping bottoms isn't fun], ruining [running] our NHS.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Buxton: 250 miles from Dover, no asylum seeker hotels
But the concern is new [dark] faces coming over here, taking our jobs [that no one wants - wiping bottoms isn't fun], ruining [running] our NHS.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Buxton: Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK
How national concerns affected a local election in the heart of the Peak District.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Normalising racism, stoking fear, poisonous populism day #365.
Buxton: 250 miles from Dover, no asylum seeker hotels
But the concern is new [dark] faces coming over here, taking our jobs [that no one wants - wiping bottoms isn't fun], ruining [running] our NHS.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Buxton: 250 miles from Dover, no asylum seeker hotels
But the concern is new [dark] faces coming over here, taking our jobs [that no one wants - wiping bottoms isn't fun], ruining [running] our NHS.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
🔽 essential reason I joined Sibs, and among the many reasons I continue to be involved and am proud to chair this brilliant charity.
Sibs supports people who grow up with or who've grown up with a disabled brother or sister, representing the needs of over 500k young siblings and 1.5m adult siblings.
Sibs supports people who grow up with or who've grown up with a disabled brother or sister, representing the needs of over 500k young siblings and 1.5m adult siblings.
Did you know we have online support groups for adult siblings across the UK? Visit www.sibs.org.uk/groups to find out more and sign up
October 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🔽 essential reason I joined Sibs, and among the many reasons I continue to be involved and am proud to chair this brilliant charity.
Sibs supports people who grow up with or who've grown up with a disabled brother or sister, representing the needs of over 500k young siblings and 1.5m adult siblings.
Sibs supports people who grow up with or who've grown up with a disabled brother or sister, representing the needs of over 500k young siblings and 1.5m adult siblings.
Health and social care watchdog CQC's just released its umpteenth 'state of care' report. It's again a grim picture of support and treatment, telling us what we already know, like the fact those facing deepest inequalities are the ones needing the most care and health support.
October 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Health and social care watchdog CQC's just released its umpteenth 'state of care' report. It's again a grim picture of support and treatment, telling us what we already know, like the fact those facing deepest inequalities are the ones needing the most care and health support.
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Not been on here in a while but please check out this wonderful magazine I’m chuffed to be a part of. What a brilliant group of contributors and thank you @sabasalman.com for leading from the front! 🥰
New stories out now! As the risk to rights and access continues apace, meet those taking positive action
communitylivingmagazine.com With @maryohara1.bsky.social @propjourn.bsky.social @learningdiseng.bsky.social @seankellyphotos.bsky.social @samcarlisle.bsky.social @georgejulian.bsky.social
communitylivingmagazine.com With @maryohara1.bsky.social @propjourn.bsky.social @learningdiseng.bsky.social @seankellyphotos.bsky.social @samcarlisle.bsky.social @georgejulian.bsky.social
Community Living
The campaigning magazine on equality, inclusion and living life: learning disabilities, care, health, welfare, housing, arts and more
communitylivingmagazine.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Not been on here in a while but please check out this wonderful magazine I’m chuffed to be a part of. What a brilliant group of contributors and thank you @sabasalman.com for leading from the front! 🥰
The pupils most likely to be labelled disruptive and punished - ('internally excluded') are the usual suspects here. They include already disadvantaged kids who need more support, not less. But they're cut off from their peers and denied a chance to learn.
#send
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/s...
#send
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/s...
School isolation rooms are damaging pupil wellbeing, new study warns
Children placed in school ‘isolation rooms’ are losing learning time, feeling cut off from their peers and suffering damage to their wellbeing, according to new research from The University of Manches...
www.manchester.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The pupils most likely to be labelled disruptive and punished - ('internally excluded') are the usual suspects here. They include already disadvantaged kids who need more support, not less. But they're cut off from their peers and denied a chance to learn.
#send
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/s...
#send
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/s...
"... the man's friends and family are left now knowing whether things might have turned out differently if he'd had the help he needed earlier"🔽
#LocalGov #socialcare
#LocalGov #socialcare
Shocking failure in Haringey’s social work department, where negligent staff left more than 1,100 emails unread - including 500 police welfare reports.
🧵1/3
🧵1/3
October 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"... the man's friends and family are left now knowing whether things might have turned out differently if he'd had the help he needed earlier"🔽
#LocalGov #socialcare
#LocalGov #socialcare
Reposted by Saba Salman
Trump’s Gaza Triumph
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
October 15, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Trump’s Gaza Triumph
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
Reposted by Saba Salman
We’re hiring! Come and make a difference to the lives of young siblings growing up with a disabled brother or sister, as our YoungSibs Information Officer (Part-time, remote). For full detail and to apply, visit www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/sibs/yo...
YoungSibs Information Officer | Sibs | CharityJob
Apply now for YoungSibs Information Officer. , £12,841 actual (£32,104 FTE), find a career with meaning today
www.charityjob.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
We’re hiring! Come and make a difference to the lives of young siblings growing up with a disabled brother or sister, as our YoungSibs Information Officer (Part-time, remote). For full detail and to apply, visit www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/sibs/yo...
An antidote to hate, dog whistles, racism and division - on love, community, warmth and inclusion.
Beautiful work from sound artist and sibling Ruby Colley with her brother Paul, who communicates without words.
@communitylivingmagazine.com
communitylivingmagazine.com/more-than-wo...
Beautiful work from sound artist and sibling Ruby Colley with her brother Paul, who communicates without words.
@communitylivingmagazine.com
communitylivingmagazine.com/more-than-wo...
communitylivingmagazine.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:39 AM
An antidote to hate, dog whistles, racism and division - on love, community, warmth and inclusion.
Beautiful work from sound artist and sibling Ruby Colley with her brother Paul, who communicates without words.
@communitylivingmagazine.com
communitylivingmagazine.com/more-than-wo...
Beautiful work from sound artist and sibling Ruby Colley with her brother Paul, who communicates without words.
@communitylivingmagazine.com
communitylivingmagazine.com/more-than-wo...
Reposted by Saba Salman
Reposted by Saba Salman
For National Disability Employment Awareness Month at @motherjones.com, I spoke to four disabled federal workers who were laid off about how their old jobs were very accessible—and what the federal government loses out on by having fewer disabled employees. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The human costs of Trump's war on government
For many disabled workers, federal jobs were decent, human, and accommodating: everything the president hates.
www.motherjones.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
For National Disability Employment Awareness Month at @motherjones.com, I spoke to four disabled federal workers who were laid off about how their old jobs were very accessible—and what the federal government loses out on by having fewer disabled employees. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Saba Salman
Easy Read: Autism and Paracetamol
Did you see this resource from United Response? It explains in plain language how some people claimed that taking paracetamol during pregnancy might cause autism — and what the evidence actually shows.
Read more here: tinyurl.com/bdhdmwpj
Did you see this resource from United Response? It explains in plain language how some people claimed that taking paracetamol during pregnancy might cause autism — and what the evidence actually shows.
Read more here: tinyurl.com/bdhdmwpj
Easy News: Autism and Paracetamol - United Response
tinyurl.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Easy Read: Autism and Paracetamol
Did you see this resource from United Response? It explains in plain language how some people claimed that taking paracetamol during pregnancy might cause autism — and what the evidence actually shows.
Read more here: tinyurl.com/bdhdmwpj
Did you see this resource from United Response? It explains in plain language how some people claimed that taking paracetamol during pregnancy might cause autism — and what the evidence actually shows.
Read more here: tinyurl.com/bdhdmwpj
Reposted by Saba Salman
New stories out now! As the risk to rights and access continues apace, meet those taking positive action.
Here's @sabasalman.com intro to some of our latest stories.
communitylivingmagazine.com/saba-salman-...
Here's @sabasalman.com intro to some of our latest stories.
communitylivingmagazine.com/saba-salman-...
Saba Salman: Defiance and unity vital as rights are hit
The UK and US are taking remarkably similar routes when it comes to undermining people’s rights
communitylivingmagazine.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
New stories out now! As the risk to rights and access continues apace, meet those taking positive action.
Here's @sabasalman.com intro to some of our latest stories.
communitylivingmagazine.com/saba-salman-...
Here's @sabasalman.com intro to some of our latest stories.
communitylivingmagazine.com/saba-salman-...
Reposted by Saba Salman
New stories out now! As the risk to rights and access continues apace, meet those taking positive action
communitylivingmagazine.com With @maryohara1.bsky.social @propjourn.bsky.social @learningdiseng.bsky.social @seankellyphotos.bsky.social @samcarlisle.bsky.social @georgejulian.bsky.social
communitylivingmagazine.com With @maryohara1.bsky.social @propjourn.bsky.social @learningdiseng.bsky.social @seankellyphotos.bsky.social @samcarlisle.bsky.social @georgejulian.bsky.social
Community Living
The campaigning magazine on equality, inclusion and living life: learning disabilities, care, health, welfare, housing, arts and more
communitylivingmagazine.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
New stories out now! As the risk to rights and access continues apace, meet those taking positive action
communitylivingmagazine.com With @maryohara1.bsky.social @propjourn.bsky.social @learningdiseng.bsky.social @seankellyphotos.bsky.social @samcarlisle.bsky.social @georgejulian.bsky.social
communitylivingmagazine.com With @maryohara1.bsky.social @propjourn.bsky.social @learningdiseng.bsky.social @seankellyphotos.bsky.social @samcarlisle.bsky.social @georgejulian.bsky.social
NEW and free to view👇
A vision of possibility with the lead story here, but also a vital focus on enduring and shameful failures in support for:
- special educational needs (SEND, EHCPs)
- 'transition' to adult 'care'
- accessible healthcare
- welfare support (US/UK)
communitylivingmagazine.com
A vision of possibility with the lead story here, but also a vital focus on enduring and shameful failures in support for:
- special educational needs (SEND, EHCPs)
- 'transition' to adult 'care'
- accessible healthcare
- welfare support (US/UK)
communitylivingmagazine.com
Community Living
The campaigning magazine on equality, inclusion and living life: learning disabilities, care, health, welfare, housing, arts and more
communitylivingmagazine.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
NEW and free to view👇
A vision of possibility with the lead story here, but also a vital focus on enduring and shameful failures in support for:
- special educational needs (SEND, EHCPs)
- 'transition' to adult 'care'
- accessible healthcare
- welfare support (US/UK)
communitylivingmagazine.com
A vision of possibility with the lead story here, but also a vital focus on enduring and shameful failures in support for:
- special educational needs (SEND, EHCPs)
- 'transition' to adult 'care'
- accessible healthcare
- welfare support (US/UK)
communitylivingmagazine.com
👇grot in Glasgow, Green 'recycling' in London, drama in Norwich, rotten decisions in Rottingdean and more.
#LocalGov #currentaffairs #UKpolitics
#LocalGov #currentaffairs #UKpolitics
A whiff of whitewashing in Newcastle, as the council has refused to publish a long-awaited taxpayer-funded £74,000 investigation into claims Labour ex-leader Nick Kemp bullied an officer.
Full story in the new Private Eye, out now.
Full story in the new Private Eye, out now.
October 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
👇grot in Glasgow, Green 'recycling' in London, drama in Norwich, rotten decisions in Rottingdean and more.
#LocalGov #currentaffairs #UKpolitics
#LocalGov #currentaffairs #UKpolitics
Something good here: freelance editing @communitylivingmagazine.com is a highlight, not least as our small, charity-run, modestly-budgeted magazine makes a BIG effort with images.
Thanks all who helped create the issue, live Fri 3 Oct: communitylivingmagazine.com
@lesteph.com✨ #LearningDisability
Thanks all who helped create the issue, live Fri 3 Oct: communitylivingmagazine.com
@lesteph.com✨ #LearningDisability
October 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Something good here: freelance editing @communitylivingmagazine.com is a highlight, not least as our small, charity-run, modestly-budgeted magazine makes a BIG effort with images.
Thanks all who helped create the issue, live Fri 3 Oct: communitylivingmagazine.com
@lesteph.com✨ #LearningDisability
Thanks all who helped create the issue, live Fri 3 Oct: communitylivingmagazine.com
@lesteph.com✨ #LearningDisability
Deja vu institutional racism, sexism and the refusal of accountability.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
Met Police chief Mark Rowley speaking to BBC after secret filming exposes culture of misogyny and racism
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Deja vu institutional racism, sexism and the refusal of accountability.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
'This is the story of the Covid profiteers who took advantage of a country in crisis and the government that let them get away with it' by Richard Brooks.
The little people thrown under a bus in the pursuit of big profits.
The little people thrown under a bus in the pursuit of big profits.
Today, a company linked to Baroness Michelle Mone was told it must repay the government £122m for breaching a contract for medical gowns during the Covid pandemic.
Read our special report online on some of the other fat cats who made a mint during covid.
➡️ www.private-eye.co.uk/pictures/spe...
Read our special report online on some of the other fat cats who made a mint during covid.
➡️ www.private-eye.co.uk/pictures/spe...
October 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
'This is the story of the Covid profiteers who took advantage of a country in crisis and the government that let them get away with it' by Richard Brooks.
The little people thrown under a bus in the pursuit of big profits.
The little people thrown under a bus in the pursuit of big profits.
Reposted by Saba Salman
The NCB is seeking young people identifying as Black and Global Majority aged 11-18—for those with SEND the age range is 11-24—to join its new Young Black and Global Majority NCB Advisory Group. Members will attend 4 in-person meetings a year in London: bit.ly/46lb7fs
September 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The NCB is seeking young people identifying as Black and Global Majority aged 11-18—for those with SEND the age range is 11-24—to join its new Young Black and Global Majority NCB Advisory Group. Members will attend 4 in-person meetings a year in London: bit.ly/46lb7fs