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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - Added 7th January 2008
Read this article for answers to some of the many questions Rob is regularly asked on the subject of bullying.

An interview with self-protection expert Jamie Clubb - Added 4th December 2007
"Fear is not an unnatural or shameful feeling. It's a useful tool if we understand how to use it."

Read advice on tackling cyber, mobile phone, homophobic and racist bullying
Added 16th October 2007

Read advice on bullying and the law here
Added 16th October 2007

Read advice on initiatives that reduce bullying here
Added 16th October 2007

The House Of Commons Select Committee Report on Bullying (June 2007)
PDF Download - Added 26th September 2007

The Children's Commissioner's Report - Bullying Today
Added 26th September 2007

The Threat of Violence - Added 8th December 2005
"I was bullied from the age of 8 to 13 by another lad at my school. He rarely used violence to control his victims. But the threat of it lingered in the air like a bad smell."

Trepidation - Added 17th October 2005
"My own bully ruled his turf like a troll rules a bridge. If I wanted to pass his way I’d have to pay his toll…"

Things That Got Me Through - Added 9th September 2005
"Saturdays, Sundays and school holidays were the favourite time for me. Precious hours and minutes I could shape to my own design…"

Have To Know People - Added 11th January 2005
"Dreams are never within easy reach, that’s why we talk about having to stretch to get them…"

Martial Arts Illustrated Interview Rob - Added 20th August 2004
"Robert’s siphoned existence made him into a painfully shy teenager, paralysed by fear. Not only bullied by life but bullied by himself too…"

Pamela's Letter - Added 20th August 2004
"No child should be forced to attend a school where they are subjected to abuse on a daily basis. Dealing with bullying at school should be the school’s responsibility, but all too often it is the stressed out parents who find out late in the day…"

Sunday Post Interview - Added 20th August 2004
"Talking to Robert Higgs, now a successful author and confident public speaker it seems hard to believe that he once lived in a constant state of fear and despair…"

Full Stop To Bullying Campaign - Added 20th August 2004
Read an interview with Gemma Lang, award winning creator of 'Full Stop To Bullying.'

Ignorance Could Prove Fatal - Added 12th October 2003
"Bullying to most people is a problem that resides only in schools. In fact it is a predicament many people face on a daily basis, in all walks of life..."

Bullying: Who's Responsible? - Added 9th August 2003
"It is sad that bullying only seems to warrant media attention when it ends in unspeakable tragedy and the loss of a child’s life…"

Who Said You Can't Do It? - Added 23rd June 2003
"I think its fair to say that you are what you think. And often the thoughts we think are the result of seeds planted long ago by someone else…"

Blame Culture - Added 23rd June 2003
"It takes strength to follow your own path, to lead yourself, to take responsibility for your own actions and that’s what growing up is about…"

A Bullied Existence - Added 23rd June 2003
"Panic overwhelmed me as the two older boys dragged me by my coat towards the smirking bully, the playground predator…"

Why Me? - Added 23rd June 2003
"Bullying is all about intention. The bully intends to cause you pain. Whether or not they achieve this is down to your intention. The choice is yours…"

Pick A Part That's You - Added 23rd June 2003
"I wanted to be me again. The real me. The one I’d lost sight of years ago…"

Who's That In The Mirror? - Added 2nd June 2003
"I read somewhere that life is all about learning to be yourself, learning to accept and be happy with who you are…"

Some Words On Determination - Added 2nd June 2003
"The man bored by his daily surroundings will only know pain and frustration until he creates an environment that lets his creativity loose…"

Lessons Of An Angry Young Man - Added 2nd June 2003
"Years as a victim of bullying gave me a big enough store of anger to last a lifetime…"

Johnnie Walker BBC Radio 2 Interview Transcript - Added 2nd June 2003
Rob was interviewed by Johnnie Walker. Read the transcript here.

BBC Bradford Interview (opens in new window)
Rob was interviewed by BBC Bradford. Read the article here.

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Interview (opens in new window)
Rob was interview by BBC Coventry & Warwickshire. Read the article here.

BBC Breakfast News Article, Interview & Video (opens in new window)
Rob was interviewed by Michael Buerk and Sian Williams on BBC Breakfast. Watch the interview here.