David Cameron sounds nice. Until his eyes narrow and his cheeks go red. The Week.
DAVID CAMERON started his 2013 party conference speech with the emphasis on hard work. Indeed “hardworking people” was in the very first sentence. You could tell…
“How can I help my suicidal, alcoholic mother?” The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My partner and I had planned to move in together after graduation. My mum has always said she wants me to live an independent…
Are there ANY ordinary people Ed Miliband hasn’t met? The Week.
ED MILIBAND walked onto the stage at the 2013 Labour Party conference wearing a new shirt so white it dazzled. He seemed relaxed and confident as…
“Our house is a mess and tidying up seems beyond us.” The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My problem might seem pretty trivial but it is a huge issue in my life – it’s mess. I have always been messy, and…
“My girlfriend’s son makes it clear he doesn’t like me and my son.” The Guardian
Dear Annalisa I have been in a relationship with my girlfriend for four years. I have a nine-year-old son; she has a 12-year-old son. I have…
Barack Obama brings out his patchwork quilt of a speech. The Week.
THE East Room is the White House’s largest room. An erstwhile playroom, it was where John F Kennedy laid in state in 1963. And it was…
The truth about baby food. Published in The Guardian
Having children is like opening the door to a whole other universe. Arguments you simply never knew existed, you suddenly become part of. News stories on…
“Our dad is an angry chauvinist who puts us and our mum down.” The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I have an older sister and a younger brother who lives overseas. We are all close and get on very well. We are at…
Woman’s Hour with Jenni Murray: grandparents with favourites.
On Woman’s Hour with the fabulous Virginia Ironside. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01dtdgc
“I have a phobia about going home in the holidays.” Published in The Guardian
Dear Annalisa I am a long-time student and have developed a phobia about going home for the summer holidays. Each summer when I visit, there seems…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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