General election

Politics

June 7, 2017 0

Labour pledges ‘transformation’ of social security as it fleshes out disability policies

Labour has pledged to “transform” the social security system and to set out a bill to repeal cuts to disabled people’s benefits within a year, in one of the headline measures of a mini-manifesto devoted solely to disability issues. The document, Nothing About You, Without You, was launched last weekend in Manchester, and expands

Activism and Campaigning

Head and shoulders of David Hooke, with subtitle saying 'Going through the assessments we've both got worse'

June 7, 2017 0

DPAC targets marginal seats with quartet of films on austerity impact

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Anti-cuts activists have produced four films that show the impact of austerity on disabled people, in a bid to boost Labour’s chances in 50 marginal constituencies in the run-up to election day. Each of the short films being used by Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) features a disabled person who has been personally affected

Politics

June 7, 2017 0

Rudd refuses to apologise over ‘£50 billion disability welfare’ TV debate ‘lie’

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The Conservatives have refused to apologise after home secretary Amber Rudd “lied” in a televised general election debate about the amount of money the government spends on disability benefits. Rudd, who was standing in for prime minister Theresa May – who had refused to take part in the debate on BBC1 last Wednesday –

Human Rights

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June 1, 2017 0

Election 2017: Labour ‘will take a rights-based approach’ to protecting disabled people

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Labour has promised that it will take a “rights-based approach” to protecting the interests of disabled people, if it wins power at next week’s general election. At the centre of that approach will be incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into UK law for the first time. Labour’s Kate

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May 25, 2017 0

Election 2017: Conservatives promise more emphasis on accessible housing

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The Conservative party has promised to force local authorities to plan for the provision of accessible housing for disabled and older people, if it retains power in next month’s general election. The party also announced that employers who recruit disabled people – and employees from other groups, such as care-leavers – would be given

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May 25, 2017 0

Election 2017: Tories attacked after dedicating manifesto only to ‘working families’

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The Conservatives have been accused of promoting a “divisive” and “punitive” attitude to disabled people that “breeds contempt and hostility”, after dedicating their manifesto only to “working people”. The introduction to the manifesto pledges that a Tory government under Theresa May would be driven by “the interests of ordinary, working families”, who were the

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May 25, 2017 0

Election 2017: Greens call for inclusive education, and accessible homes and transport

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The Green party has called in its general election manifesto for moves towards an inclusive education system, as well as pledging universal free social care, significantly more accessible homes and a fully accessible transport system. The manifesto proposes moves towards a universal basic income, a benefit system in which everyone in the country –

Employment

May 18, 2017

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Election 2017: Tories snub opportunity to address disability pay gap

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The Conservative party has refused to explain why it is doing nothing to address the disability pay gap, despite announcing measures it says will tackle the injustice of black and minority ethnic (BAME) employees being paid less for doing the same job as white staff. Prime minister Theresa May (pictured) announced this week that

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