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Mental health laws are ‘intrinsically discriminatory’, says Perkins

By John Pring on 10th November 2016 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Mental health laws are ‘intrinsically discriminatory’, says Perkins
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Urgent action is needed to address the plight of tens of thousands of mental health service-users who are subjected to detention and compulsory treatment under “intrinsically discriminatory” legislation, according to a leading disabled expert. Dr Rachel Perkins pointed to figures which […]

Hard Brexit ‘will open up bigger disability rights gap’ than a softer EU exit

By John Pring on 10th November 2016 Category: Human Rights

Hard Brexit ‘will open up bigger disability rights gap’ than a softer EU exit
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Disabled people must push the government hard as it negotiates its withdrawal from the European Union (EU), because the terms of the Brexit deal are likely to have a significant impact on disability rights in the UK, according to a leading […]

Green refuses three times to apologise to Scotland for harm of benefit reforms

By John Pring on 10th November 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Green refuses three times to apologise to Scotland for harm of benefit reforms
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The work and pensions secretary Damian Green has refused three times to apologise or even acknowledge the distress and harm caused by his government’s welfare reforms and cuts, during an appearance before MSPs. Green became the first work and pensions secretary […]

People with dementia ‘routinely deprived of their rights’

By John Pring on 10th November 2016 Category: Human Rights

People with dementia ‘routinely deprived of their rights’
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People with dementia are “routinely” deprived of their human rights, facing forced medication, institutionalisation and a denial of care and support. A group of disabled campaigners with dementia spoke out this week as they launched a “ground-breaking” new booklet that highlights […]

Ministers set to force work-related activity on everyone in ESA support group

By John Pring on 3rd November 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Ministers set to force work-related activity on everyone in ESA support group
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The Department for Work and Pensions is considering forcing all sick and disabled people on out-of-work disability benefits to take part in “mandatory” activity, its new green paper has revealed. The suggestion of compulsory activity is revealed in a single line […]

Mind boss lies to protesters over DWP contracts

By John Pring on 3rd November 2016 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Mind boss lies to protesters over DWP contracts
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Mind’s chief executive has lied to service-users and other disabled activists who were protesting about his charity’s close links with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Disabled activists who gathered outside Mind’s headquarters on Monday declared “war” on the charity […]

Coroner asked to explain failure to hold inquest into benefit sanctions death

By John Pring on 3rd November 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Coroner asked to explain failure to hold inquest into benefit sanctions death
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Lawyers for the sister of a disabled man who died after his benefits were sanctioned have asked a coroner to explain why there was no inquest into his death. Gill Thompson has paid for the legal action through crowd-funding, raising more […]

DPOs criticise DWP for excluding them from green paper launch

By John Pring on 3rd November 2016 Category: Employment

DPOs criticise DWP for excluding them from green paper launch
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Grassroots disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have criticised the government’s decision to exclude them from an event held to launch its new work, health and disability green paper. The event for “stakeholders” was hosted by the disability charity Scope at its London […]

Activists welcome disability commissioner’s decision to leave EHRC

By John Pring on 3rd November 2016 Category: Human Rights

Activists welcome disability commissioner’s decision to leave EHRC
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Disabled activists have welcomed the decision of the equality watchdog’s disability commissioner not to seek a second four-year term. The decision of Lord [Chris] Holmes was only revealed after the Department for Education (DfE), the sponsor department of the Equality and […]

Brothers speaks out on Labour’s failure to appoint shadow disability minister

By John Pring on 3rd November 2016 Category: Politics

Brothers speaks out on Labour’s failure to appoint shadow disability minister
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One of Labour’s most prominent disabled politicians has called on her own party to demonstrate its intent to hold the government to account by appointing a shadow disability minister. Labour admitted last week that it had still not appointed a shadow […]

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