Union activists have called on the government to set up a public inquiry into the way the police deal with disability hate crime. Delegates to the TUC’s annual disability conference unanimously backed the motion, proposed by the University and College Union […]
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Recession has led to ‘huge rise in discrimination’
The recession has led to a huge increase in discrimination faced both by disabled people in work and those looking for jobs, according to a leading union activist. Diana Holland, an assistant general secretary of Unite, Britain’s biggest union, told the […]
Press watchdog launches probe into ‘offensive’ article
The press watchdog has launched an investigation into a newspaper article in which journalist Janet Street-Porter describes depression as “the latest must-have accessory” for “trendy women”. The article sparked a torrent of complaints from people with mental health conditions, both on […]
Government coalition appointments: Burstow given social care brief
The new coalition government has appointed the Liberal Democrat MP Paul Burstow as the new care services minister. Burstow was a former Liberal Democrat spokesman on older people, and is a member of the all party parliamentary group on disability and […]
Coalition’s plans for government: Welfare reforms ‘will entrench poverty’
A leading disabled people’s organisation has warned that the new coalition government’s plans for welfare reform will further entrench poverty among thousands of disabled people. Inclusion London also criticised the “Orwellian” language used by the government in describing its plans for […]
Government coalition appointments: Freud to head welfare reform
Union activists have raised major concerns at the appointment of the ministers who will be responsible for welfare reform in the new coalition government. The government announced this week that the minister for welfare reform would be Lord [David] Freud, who […]
New government gives hope to McKinnon
Lawyers for disabled computer hacker Gary McKinnon have welcomed the new home secretary’s decision to seek more time to consider his case. His legal team had been due in the high court later this month to ask it to rule on […]
Deaf student wins important discrimination victory against university
A deaf student who accused a university of failing to ensure her degree course was accessible to her has secured an important legal victory. Durham University has agreed to pay £25, 000 in compensation to Rosie Watson, who quit her anthropology […]
New centres lead to sharp rise in hate crime reports
A project to set up the first hate crime reporting centres in Wales has seen an immediate sharp increase in reports of offences against people with learning difficulties. Torfaen People First – which is run by people with learning difficulties – […]
ELECTION 2010: Campaigners braced for harsh welfare regime
The Liberal Democrats appear to have backed Conservative welfare reform plans, as part of their agreement to form a coalition government. The appointment of Iain Duncan Smith – the right-wing former Conservative leader – as the new work and pensions secretary […]