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:
🔽just some of the people featured in 2025 in rights-based @communitylivingmagazine.com which I'm proud to edit.
Next one's out in January, highlighting potential and calling out failure. Big thanks to our tiny editorial team, trustees, sponsors, subscribers, contributors & collaborators.
Next one's out in January, highlighting potential and calling out failure. Big thanks to our tiny editorial team, trustees, sponsors, subscribers, contributors & collaborators.
December 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🔽just some of the people featured in 2025 in rights-based @communitylivingmagazine.com which I'm proud to edit.
Next one's out in January, highlighting potential and calling out failure. Big thanks to our tiny editorial team, trustees, sponsors, subscribers, contributors & collaborators.
Next one's out in January, highlighting potential and calling out failure. Big thanks to our tiny editorial team, trustees, sponsors, subscribers, contributors & collaborators.
Reposted by Saba Salman
As the festive season draws closer, many adult siblings tell us it’s hard to balance their own needs with the needs of their disabled brother or sister. Read our advice on coping with festivities here www.sibs.org.uk/festivities
December 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
As the festive season draws closer, many adult siblings tell us it’s hard to balance their own needs with the needs of their disabled brother or sister. Read our advice on coping with festivities here www.sibs.org.uk/festivities
The last Eye of 2025...And my first Christmas one!
Festive titbits include the local political branch which came a Christmas cropper thanks to AI slop, and the council red tape that denied a village its full set of seasonal lights...ho ho no!
Festive titbits include the local political branch which came a Christmas cropper thanks to AI slop, and the council red tape that denied a village its full set of seasonal lights...ho ho no!
Tory-run Slough has “lost track” of 500 people living in temporary accommodation, meaning it underestimated its spending by £10m. It blames staff turnover and incompetence, and a new IT system; but while the blunder was spotted in October 2024, officers have only just fessed up to councillors.
December 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The last Eye of 2025...And my first Christmas one!
Festive titbits include the local political branch which came a Christmas cropper thanks to AI slop, and the council red tape that denied a village its full set of seasonal lights...ho ho no!
Festive titbits include the local political branch which came a Christmas cropper thanks to AI slop, and the council red tape that denied a village its full set of seasonal lights...ho ho no!
To the ex-colleague (who shall remain nameless) who recently said reporting on local government must be 'a bit dull'...um🔽
Turmoil in Northamptonshire with police, fire and crime commissioner Danielle Stone lambasted over her leadership of the scandal-hit force she was elected to improve and scrutinise.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
To the ex-colleague (who shall remain nameless) who recently said reporting on local government must be 'a bit dull'...um🔽
Catching up on shoddy news: already delayed data on health injustices faced by people with learning disabilities is retracted. Post-Covid, it's the kind of data that should be treated with urgency. Nope, it was incomplete. New version due in Jan. I won't hold my breath. www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/assets...
www.kcl.ac.uk
December 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Catching up on shoddy news: already delayed data on health injustices faced by people with learning disabilities is retracted. Post-Covid, it's the kind of data that should be treated with urgency. Nope, it was incomplete. New version due in Jan. I won't hold my breath. www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/assets...
'The court heard Mr Cole and Ms Rees had met to go for dinner at a restaurant where he became upset because Ms Rees wanted the "most expensive meal" on the menu which he said he was not prepared to pay for.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Coroner attacks carer's conduct before man's Tenerife fall death
An autistic man fell from a fifth-floor hotel balcony after an argument with his carer, an inquest hears.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
'The court heard Mr Cole and Ms Rees had met to go for dinner at a restaurant where he became upset because Ms Rees wanted the "most expensive meal" on the menu which he said he was not prepared to pay for.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Words from information commissioner John Edwards on R4 earlier stayed with me; he stated obvious but ignored truths, like how councils must (but often don't) act, information's seen as a compliance issue but it affects lives, councils must act with 'curiosity and humanity'
ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...
ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...
Better records together
Better records together - help for care experienced people accessing their care records, and organisations that handle requests for care records
ico.org.uk
December 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Words from information commissioner John Edwards on R4 earlier stayed with me; he stated obvious but ignored truths, like how councils must (but often don't) act, information's seen as a compliance issue but it affects lives, councils must act with 'curiosity and humanity'
ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...
ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...
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For @motherjones.com, I wrote about what's at stake for chronically ill contractors and freelancers as Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits expire.
When you're already sick, the possibility of not being able to afford health insurance at all is terrifying. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
When you're already sick, the possibility of not being able to afford health insurance at all is terrifying. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
For many contractors, losing ACA subsidies means losing health care
The GOP's unprecedented premium hikes put chronically ill workers—especially freelancers—in peril.
www.motherjones.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
For @motherjones.com, I wrote about what's at stake for chronically ill contractors and freelancers as Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits expire.
When you're already sick, the possibility of not being able to afford health insurance at all is terrifying. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
When you're already sick, the possibility of not being able to afford health insurance at all is terrifying. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Words matter. People and families don't forget them. I know it as a sibling and through @sibs.org.uk
(I've just finished a project looking at the experiences of people of colour who also have a learning disability - decades on, people remember and feel the impact of ableism and racism combined.)
(I've just finished a project looking at the experiences of people of colour who also have a learning disability - decades on, people remember and feel the impact of ableism and racism combined.)
Growing up with a sister who has a learning disability, I’ve seen people shout the R word at her. That was in the 80s and 90s. Now we’re in the 2020s and I am seeing world leaders and tech leaders use it and I cannot begin to tell you how devastating that is.
December 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Words matter. People and families don't forget them. I know it as a sibling and through @sibs.org.uk
(I've just finished a project looking at the experiences of people of colour who also have a learning disability - decades on, people remember and feel the impact of ableism and racism combined.)
(I've just finished a project looking at the experiences of people of colour who also have a learning disability - decades on, people remember and feel the impact of ableism and racism combined.)
The 'racism with kindness' tops even the playground bants excuse.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage denies saying anything racist ‘with malice’ as he attacks BBC
Reform UK leader launches tirade against broadcaster in latest effort to address claims of abuse from school contemporaries
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The 'racism with kindness' tops even the playground bants excuse.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Saba Salman
As more festivals and holidays draw closer, many adult siblings tell us it’s hard to balance their own needs with the needs of their disabled brother or sister. Read our advice on coping with festivities here www.sibs.org.uk/festivities
Coping with festivities
For many people holidays and festivals are a time for celebrating, enjoying time with family, and having a well earned rest from work. For others it can be lonely, hard work, and very stressful having...
www.sibs.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
As more festivals and holidays draw closer, many adult siblings tell us it’s hard to balance their own needs with the needs of their disabled brother or sister. Read our advice on coping with festivities here www.sibs.org.uk/festivities
So many unhelpful headlines and narratives supporting the feckless/burden angle. Words like 'soaring' and lumping mental health in with autism and ADHD isn't great for people and families with genuine support needs. These are distinct issues, but obv they can coexist.
news.sky.com/story/soarin...
news.sky.com/story/soarin...
Soaring demand for mental health, ADHD and autism services to be reviewed after 'overdiagnosis' claim
Mental health or behavioural conditions account for more than half the post-pandemic rise in working age people claiming disability benefits.
news.sky.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
So many unhelpful headlines and narratives supporting the feckless/burden angle. Words like 'soaring' and lumping mental health in with autism and ADHD isn't great for people and families with genuine support needs. These are distinct issues, but obv they can coexist.
news.sky.com/story/soarin...
news.sky.com/story/soarin...
Mail, Express, GB news have already done lots on this and similar so-called 'asylum capital' cities where kids' first language isn't English.
Most of us see support needs, and more positively, potential for diversity and richness.
Farage? A 'cultural smashing'.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Most of us see support needs, and more positively, potential for diversity and richness.
Farage? A 'cultural smashing'.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Farage branded racist over campaign video remark about Glasgow pupils
The Reform UK leader said the proportion of children who do not have English as a first language in Glasgow was
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Mail, Express, GB news have already done lots on this and similar so-called 'asylum capital' cities where kids' first language isn't English.
Most of us see support needs, and more positively, potential for diversity and richness.
Farage? A 'cultural smashing'.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Most of us see support needs, and more positively, potential for diversity and richness.
Farage? A 'cultural smashing'.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A miscarriage of justice: '...wrongly accused, sometimes imprisoned, and often deprived of home, work, reputation, family trust and the very will to live. The arrogance of executives and the unacknowledged faultiness of Fujitsu’s software ruined nearly a thousand'.
"Brooks is a Private Eye man but no idle laughing iconoclast: there is a deep seriousness in his analysis of the legal, corporate & political failings that led to this catastrophe"
Review in The Times of Post Mortem by Richard Brooks. www.thetimes.com/article/b612...
Review in The Times of Post Mortem by Richard Brooks. www.thetimes.com/article/b612...
‘Blessed is the brand’ — the truth about what caused the Post Office scandal
In his forensic, seething account, Post Mortem, the Private Eye journalist Richard Brooks dives deep into the biggest miscarriage of justice in British history
www.thetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A miscarriage of justice: '...wrongly accused, sometimes imprisoned, and often deprived of home, work, reputation, family trust and the very will to live. The arrogance of executives and the unacknowledged faultiness of Fujitsu’s software ruined nearly a thousand'.
Reform, rhetoric over reality - racist rhetoric too, but this was recorded before the latest bout of 'free speech' from Farage and his municipal minions (eye on Staffordshire, obvs).
Reform is reporting £331 million in savings across the councils it runs, but Private Eye’s Rotten Boroughs writer Saba Salman says the claims are complete guff.
Watch the full episode of Page 94, the Private Eye podcast, on YouTube.
Watch the full episode of Page 94, the Private Eye podcast, on YouTube.
December 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Reform, rhetoric over reality - racist rhetoric too, but this was recorded before the latest bout of 'free speech' from Farage and his municipal minions (eye on Staffordshire, obvs).
How can a govt claim to create 'strong foundations' and 'secure futures' while failing (again) to fully support SEND or social care (like now, not in 2028)?
SEND: early intervention, supports future potential.
Social care: can prevent health crisis and free up NHS beds.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
SEND: early intervention, supports future potential.
Social care: can prevent health crisis and free up NHS beds.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Strong foundations, secure future: a Budget that delivers on the country's priorities
Rachel Reeves sets out a Budget that delivers on the change promised by the government to cut NHS waiting lists, cut debt and borrowing and cut the cost of living.
www.gov.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
How can a govt claim to create 'strong foundations' and 'secure futures' while failing (again) to fully support SEND or social care (like now, not in 2028)?
SEND: early intervention, supports future potential.
Social care: can prevent health crisis and free up NHS beds.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
SEND: early intervention, supports future potential.
Social care: can prevent health crisis and free up NHS beds.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Reposted by Saba Salman
Last Chance Budget for Reeves
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Last Chance Budget for Reeves
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
Reposted by Saba Salman
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
I need something positive - it's time to share vital work again, on the intersection of race and disability from Paul Christian, Sue Ledger and Sarah Garrod @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social
Black British history and rights brought to life. For all.
communitylivingmagazine.com/black-histor...
Black British history and rights brought to life. For all.
communitylivingmagazine.com/black-histor...
Black history is brought to life
The hardest part was deciding to what leave out, says Paul Christian, who explains how he is creating easy-read information on black history from research to critical review
communitylivingmagazine.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I need something positive - it's time to share vital work again, on the intersection of race and disability from Paul Christian, Sue Ledger and Sarah Garrod @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social
Black British history and rights brought to life. For all.
communitylivingmagazine.com/black-histor...
Black British history and rights brought to life. For all.
communitylivingmagazine.com/black-histor...
How else is racism delivered than in "a hurtful or insulting way”?
So reassuring to see again how how easy it is for racists to forget their funny bantz from decades ago and dress it yup as schoolboy japes. Not so easy for those who suffer it
This timeline too:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
So reassuring to see again how how easy it is for racists to forget their funny bantz from decades ago and dress it yup as schoolboy japes. Not so easy for those who suffer it
This timeline too:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage’s shifting answers on school-days racism claims – a timeline
Reform UK leader’s responses to allegations of racist and antisemitic behaviour at Dulwich college have varied over time
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
How else is racism delivered than in "a hurtful or insulting way”?
So reassuring to see again how how easy it is for racists to forget their funny bantz from decades ago and dress it yup as schoolboy japes. Not so easy for those who suffer it
This timeline too:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
So reassuring to see again how how easy it is for racists to forget their funny bantz from decades ago and dress it yup as schoolboy japes. Not so easy for those who suffer it
This timeline too:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Accurate to call this a gross injustice and systemic failure, with harm far beyond wronged carers themselves - that's bad enough - but also entire families.
Amazing campaigning work by @joshhalliday.bsky.social Patrick Butler, carers, families and campaigners.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Amazing campaigning work by @joshhalliday.bsky.social Patrick Butler, carers, families and campaigners.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
DWP to reassess hundreds of thousands of cases in carer’s allowance scandal
Damning official review finds many unpaid carers left with huge debt because of government failure
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Accurate to call this a gross injustice and systemic failure, with harm far beyond wronged carers themselves - that's bad enough - but also entire families.
Amazing campaigning work by @joshhalliday.bsky.social Patrick Butler, carers, families and campaigners.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Amazing campaigning work by @joshhalliday.bsky.social Patrick Butler, carers, families and campaigners.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
So good:
'The piece is witness to what can be done with people who move through the world in a different way...I know there is a whole world within Paul, and I wanted people to see it and hear it.'
#siblings #disability
'The piece is witness to what can be done with people who move through the world in a different way...I know there is a whole world within Paul, and I wanted people to see it and hear it.'
#siblings #disability
Sound artist @rubycolleymusic.bsky.social has worked with her brother Paul, who is non-verbal, to create an album and performance piece. She talks to @sabasalman.com about transcending the norms of communication.
communitylivingmagazine.com/more-than-wo...
communitylivingmagazine.com/more-than-wo...
More than words
Sound artist Ruby Colley has worked with her brother Paul, who is non-verbal, to create an album and performance piece. She talks to Saba Salman about transcending the norms of communication
communitylivingmagazine.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
So good:
'The piece is witness to what can be done with people who move through the world in a different way...I know there is a whole world within Paul, and I wanted people to see it and hear it.'
#siblings #disability
'The piece is witness to what can be done with people who move through the world in a different way...I know there is a whole world within Paul, and I wanted people to see it and hear it.'
#siblings #disability
‘the Home Office minister Alex Norris said while this would not involve seizing wedding rings, jewellery without sentimental value could be taken’
Good to know these people have hearts and their own limits.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Good to know these people have hearts and their own limits.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
‘the Home Office minister Alex Norris said while this would not involve seizing wedding rings, jewellery without sentimental value could be taken’
Good to know these people have hearts and their own limits.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Good to know these people have hearts and their own limits.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Sharing again:
‘..in times of frustration or exhaustion I tap into my memories of injustice. I remind myself of why I am doing what I am doing and this sustains me. Anger transforms into a battery charger that gives me a boost when it’s sorely needed.'
#AliceWong
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘..in times of frustration or exhaustion I tap into my memories of injustice. I remind myself of why I am doing what I am doing and this sustains me. Anger transforms into a battery charger that gives me a boost when it’s sorely needed.'
#AliceWong
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Alice Wong, ‘luminary’ writer and disability rights activist, dies aged 51
Daughter of immigrants advocated for people with disabilities to have full autonomy over their lives
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Sharing again:
‘..in times of frustration or exhaustion I tap into my memories of injustice. I remind myself of why I am doing what I am doing and this sustains me. Anger transforms into a battery charger that gives me a boost when it’s sorely needed.'
#AliceWong
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘..in times of frustration or exhaustion I tap into my memories of injustice. I remind myself of why I am doing what I am doing and this sustains me. Anger transforms into a battery charger that gives me a boost when it’s sorely needed.'
#AliceWong
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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(🚨) MAJOR NEWS: Trump Agrees to Release of the Epstein Files
Let me just be the one millionth person to observe that this quite possibly means that he and his lawyers have already destroyed the portions of the Files they didn't want us to see. Hopefully they left accidental traces of this.
Let me just be the one millionth person to observe that this quite possibly means that he and his lawyers have already destroyed the portions of the Files they didn't want us to see. Hopefully they left accidental traces of this.
Trump urges Republicans to vote to release Epstein files, marking stark reversal | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Sunday night encouraged House Republicans to vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files and move on from what he calls a “Democrat Hoax,” marking a stark reversal from his eff...
www.cnn.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 AM
(🚨) MAJOR NEWS: Trump Agrees to Release of the Epstein Files
Let me just be the one millionth person to observe that this quite possibly means that he and his lawyers have already destroyed the portions of the Files they didn't want us to see. Hopefully they left accidental traces of this.
Let me just be the one millionth person to observe that this quite possibly means that he and his lawyers have already destroyed the portions of the Files they didn't want us to see. Hopefully they left accidental traces of this.