i am an australian whom lived in london from 1996-2006 and recognise a couple of the characters out of his book, probably even saw mark a few times im sure. i have a friend at home in australia whom has struggled with herion and alcohol and has found a new rock bottom recently, i am going to pass on my copy of marks book to him with the hope it can give him a new hope to pull himself back from the brink.
i am at the moment in south africa and have read that mark is indeed here himself, is there anywhere that i can hear him speak?? i am a photographer and one of the reasons i am here is to photogragh the slow break down of law and order in this country.
regards nick barber.

the message is loud and clear
a lost generation is crying out to be heard.
the only true way to listen
is to get into their world
show them we are there
and that we care.
when we are fully prepared to listen and respond
to those so in need of our attention -
with our ears our hearts
our presence, wisdom
and conscience;
then we will finally
begin to understand
the pain
the desperation
the root of this tragic situation
and what can and must be done.
Only then we will begin to see change