Frances Ryan
Columnist and Journalist at The Guardian
Guardian columnist and journalist. Author of Who Wants Normal? (2025) and Crippled (out now) E: [email protected]
Articles
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Frances Ryan
Reform UK’s ascendancy to power has at times felt like watching the cliched slow-motion car crash: a wounded Tory party, the rise of rightwing populism across the globe, a damp squib of a Labour government, then – bam! – staggering local election wins accompanied by Nigel Farage grinning on the morning news. Except, rather than it being a soft collision, you could be forgiven for feeling some whiplash.
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4 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Frances Ryan
When I began to write a book four years ago about life for disabled women in Britain, I didn’t bank on it being particularly topical. Stuck in bed with chronic fatigue and pain in my early 30s, I wanted to write something that would connect with other women navigating pillboxes and heat pads alongside careers and relationships.
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1 month ago |
theguardian.com | Frances Ryan
Rosie Jones, comedian If you have a shot of whisky, and then you have a shot of pickle juice, it tastes exactly like a cheeseburger. Honestly, it does, try it. That, and … be whoever you want to be. Having a disability is not a disadvantage; it’s a different perspective. We all have our strengths and our weaknesses, and sometimes a weakness can become our biggest strength. Marsha de Cordova, MP Follow your dreams and pursue your passions, even if you’re afraid.
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1 month ago |
theguardian.com | Frances Ryan
I would like to be able to start this story with a stellar anecdote about how exactly my life imploded. “I was walking down Sunset Boulevard and Harry Styles ran me down in a Ferrari.” “I was dancing on a podium in Ibiza when a falling speaker semi- decapitated me.” In reality, it was much more mundane, as these things inevitably tend to be. I went to the pub and I caught the flu. That was it. I spent Christmas 2017 with what I thought was a regular illness.
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1 month ago |
msn.com | Frances Ryan
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Any politician who wants to ban migration for care homes should be forced to wait 9 hours for the toilet. I imagine pandering to anti-immigration groups would feel as painful and illogical as it does to disabled and older people left without care workers. https://t.co/AixizkF0jb
In Who Wants Normal?, I loved chatting to Jameela Jamil, Rosie Jones, Nikki Fox and more about dating and friendships. I wrote for @theipaper about one hidden aspect: how friends can go quiet if we’re going through health problems (and what might help). https://t.co/3lDCUC9421
One of my favourite chapters in Who Wants Normal? is on relationships and disability: the joy, taboos, and occasional grief. I wrote for @theipaper about one snippet: what to do if your friend is going through health problems right now (and what not to). https://t.co/3lDCUC9421