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GB News says it has nothing to apologise for, after guest suggests starving disabled benefit claimants

By John Pring on 3rd July 2025 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

GB News says it has nothing to apologise for, after guest suggests starving disabled benefit claimants
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A British news channel has said it has nothing to apologise for after a right-wing commentator and comedian suggested the best way to cut the number of disabled people claiming benefits was to starve, or even shoot, them. It is just […]

London theatre to host installation that exposes how DWP austerity measures led to countless deaths

By John Pring on 15th May 2025 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

London theatre to host installation that exposes how DWP austerity measures led to countless deaths
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A major London theatre is to host an installation that exposes how Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) austerity measures caused countless deaths of benefit claimants, just as the new government tries to push through a new wave of spending cuts. […]

Ofcom silent over contrast between ‘parasites’ decision and 2010 rulings on offensive language

By John Pring on 1st May 2025 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Ofcom silent over contrast between ‘parasites’ decision and 2010 rulings on offensive language
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The broadcasting watchdog has refused to explain why it appears to have become so much more reluctant to stand up against disability hate speech in the media over the last 15 years. Ofcom was accused of failing millions of disabled people […]

Ofcom has ‘failed millions of disabled people’ after clearing two TV shows that attacked benefit claimants

By John Pring on 3rd April 2025 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Ofcom has ‘failed millions of disabled people’ after clearing two TV shows that attacked benefit claimants
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The broadcasting watchdog has failed millions of disabled people by clearing two television programmes of disability discrimination and causing offence, including one in which some young people on disability benefits were described as “parasites”. One disabled activist warned that Ofcom’s decisions […]

Disabled author swamped by hate speech after social media post on feminism

By John Pring on 13th March 2025 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Disabled author swamped by hate speech after social media post on feminism
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The response to comments made by a journalist and author have exposed the disablist and dehumanising abuse disabled women often receive when they speak out publicly on controversial issues. A social media post featuring a brief comment by Lucy Webster (pictured) […]

Cautious welcome for Arts Council England report that shows striking increase in disabled leaders

By John Pring on 6th March 2025 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Cautious welcome for Arts Council England report that shows striking increase in disabled leaders
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Arts Council England (ACE) has reported a significant increase in the number of disabled people in leadership positions within the organisations it is funding, although leading figures in the disability arts world say there is still much more to do. In […]

Abuse of disabled supporters at live sports events is growing problem, survey finds

By John Pring on 23rd January 2025 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Abuse of disabled supporters at live sports events is growing problem, survey finds
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The proportion of disabled supporters who say that “disability abuse” is a barrier to them attending live sport has risen sharply in the last three years, according to a new survey. The annual survey (PDF) of disabled supporters by the disabled-led […]

Channel 4 documentary on benefits was ‘atrocity’ and ‘insult’ to disabled people in poverty, say activists

By John Pring on 5th December 2024 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Channel 4 documentary on benefits was ‘atrocity’ and ‘insult’ to disabled people in poverty, say activists
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A Channel 4 documentary that claimed to expose the “scandal” of the disability benefits system has been described as an “atrocity” and an “insult” to the millions of disabled people in poverty. The film for Channel 4’s Dispatches, presented by Fraser […]

Disabled musicians face discrimination, harassment, racism, and debt, says new report

By John Pring on 28th November 2024 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Disabled musicians face discrimination, harassment, racism, and debt, says new report
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A new report has revealed the widespread discrimination, sexual harassment, racism and financial problems faced by disabled musicians. The report found that one in six (16 per cent) disabled musicians who are open about their impairment or health condition had experienced […]

DaDa’s 40th anniversary arts festival will be ‘rage-filled’ demonstration of battle for disability equality

By John Pring on 10th October 2024 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

DaDa’s 40th anniversary arts festival will be ‘rage-filled’ demonstration of battle for disability equality
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A disability arts organisation that became an “international game-changer” is to celebrate its 40th anniversary with a “rage”-filled international festival programme, to demonstrate how disabled people still often face neglect and discrimination. DaDa has chosen “RAGE” as the theme for next year’s […]

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