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Mar 13, 2024 · Dr David Bell wrote an internal report in 2018, raising the concerns brought to him by colleagues about the way the Gender Identity Development Service was treating patients. https://www.channel4.com/news/children-have-been-very-seriously-damaged-by-nhs-gender-clinic-says-former-tavistock-staff-governor
May 2, 2021 · It's like some kind of film. He was sent threatening letters, people went 'ballistic' when he asked questions, his emails were interfered with to stop him talking to other people. And he still is of the opinion that nothing much has changed there!
May 2, 2021 · The psychiatrist behind a critical report on the gender identity unit at the NHS trust on the efforts to silence him and his concerns about children’s access to treatment
Of the 10 GIDS staff who would talk to him over the course of the next seven months, only the first saw Bell at the Tavistock; the others, who spoke of intimidation, worried about being seen. What did he make of what they told him?
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I’ve taught at the college level for a number of years, and I’ve seen up close the financial pressures on the students as well as the administrators, the faculty, and the institutions themselves. Resources are limited, and everybody is competing for them. I also know—from my own time as a student—how difficult it is to pay for college and what it’s...
I already understood the financial pressures on students and faculty, but as I wrote the book and dug deeper into the characters, I found myself growing more emotionally attached to them and more invested in their struggles. I think that will be a treat for the reader as well.
First and foremost, entertainment. I want the reader to turn the pages as fast as they can and not be able to put the book down. Beyond that, I hope the book gets the reader to think about these issues that are affecting those in higher education and the toll it takes on everyone.
Read a lot. Write a lot. Enjoy the writing process on a daily basis. And write the book you would want to read, not the book you think other people would want to read. Click to continue.
Jun 30, 2019 · Bell, who is an English professor in his other life, took time out of his busy writing and teaching schedule to talk to The Big Thrill about his latest thriller. With LAYOVER being your ninth novel, how has your writing process changed over the years?
Jun 25, 2024 · If you are fortunate enough to include his book in your next book club event, try inviting him to your living room (or computer) for a personal conversation you will thoroughly enjoy.
