We're already seeing the fruit of our work with the MPs who came to our photocall a few weeks ago in late April. We were able to send a template press release and their photo with Fiona Phillips to the 75 MPs who came to hear about the work we're doing in 2012. It was a really good turn out, especially as there was so much going on in the House that day with PMQs.  MPs including Iain Duncan Smith, the Secretary for Work and Pensions spoke to the Carers Week team about how they can better support unpaid carers…

Aneurin (Nye) Wright is a graphic author and animator whose work includes the cartoon sequence in "Bowling for Columbine". In 2003 his life suddenly changed when his dad rang him to wish him a happy birthday and remarked in passing that he had 6 months to live and was going to a hospice. Nye, unemployed at the time, decided to move dad's Idaho California trailer park and become his chief carer. His graphic novel Things To Do In A Retirement Home Trailer Park is his account of that time. He agreed to be interviewed by the Carers Week team, who…