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Queen’s speech: Six bills that may change disabled people’s lives, for better and for worse

By John Pring on 12th May 2022 Category: Politics

Queen’s speech: Six bills that may change disabled people’s lives, for better and for worse
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At least six pieces of legislation proposed by the government this week are likely to have a life-changing impact on hundreds of thousands of disabled people if they become law over the next year. The Queen’s speech, delivered by Prince Charles […]

Treasury hides documents that show equality impact of Sunak’s spring statement

By John Pring on 5th May 2022 Category: Politics

Treasury hides documents that show equality impact of Sunak’s spring statement
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The government is refusing to release information that would show the impact on disabled people and other equality groups of the chancellor’s spending decisions in March’s spring statement. Disabled people reacted with disbelief in March to the chancellor’s “cruel” decision to […]

Government ‘must act’ on omission of disabled people from Covid inquiry terms of reference

By John Pring on 28th April 2022 Category: Politics

Government ‘must act’ on omission of disabled people from Covid inquiry terms of reference
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The government’s failure to include a “specific reference” to disabled people in the draft terms of reference for the public inquiry into the Covid pandemic is a “grave omission” and must be corrected, a disabled MP has told the House of […]

Controversial BSL bill set to become law

By John Pring on 28th April 2022 Category: Politics

Controversial BSL bill set to become law
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A controversial bill that will recognise British Sign Language (BSL) as a language in England, Scotland and Wales is set to become law after being passed by both Houses of Parliament. BSL-users have been warned that the private members’ bill will […]

Down syndrome bill is ‘very weak’ and potentially divisive, say self-advocates

By John Pring on 7th April 2022 Category: Politics

Down syndrome bill is ‘very weak’ and potentially divisive, say self-advocates
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Campaigners with learning difficulties have raised serious concerns about a “very weak” and potentially divisive bill that has been approved by parliament and aims to improve support for people with Down syndrome. MPs and peers have approved the government-backed private member’s […]

Disabled peers help defeat ‘manipulative’ bid to ‘open the door to assisted suicide’

By John Pring on 17th March 2022 Category: Politics

Disabled peers help defeat ‘manipulative’ bid to ‘open the door to assisted suicide’
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Four disabled peers have helped defeat attempts to hijack the government’s health and care bill and use it to secure a change in the law to legalise assisted suicide. The Conservative peer Lord Forsyth, a former secretary of state for Scotland, had proposed […]

Anger as Starmer says Labour is ‘the party of working people’

By John Pring on 10th March 2022 Category: Politics

Anger as Starmer says Labour is ‘the party of working people’
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Keir Starmer has caused anger among disabled activists – including within his own party – after declaring publicly that Labour is “the party of working people”. The Labour leader’s comment, in a speech to Scottish Labour’s annual conference, has reignited concerns […]

Thinktank launches disability politics report without revealing its own Tory links

By John Pring on 3rd March 2022 Category: Politics

Thinktank launches disability politics report without revealing its own Tory links
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A new disability policy thinktank has launched a report that calls for action to tackle the under-representation of disabled people in politics, but without revealing its own close links to the Conservative party. The Disability Policy Centre (DPC) describes itself as […]

Ministers break national strategy pledge by asking non-user-led charities to join taskforce

By John Pring on 3rd March 2022 Category: Politics

Ministers break national strategy pledge by asking non-user-led charities to join taskforce
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Ministers have broken a pledge made in their National Disability Strategy to set up a taskforce of disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) that would help them access more government contracts, by allowing non-user-led charities to join the group. The strategy pledged last […]

Coffey’s ‘embarrassing’ performance before MPs as she ‘forgets’ key disability policies

By John Pring on 10th February 2022 Category: Politics

Coffey’s ‘embarrassing’ performance before MPs as she ‘forgets’ key disability policies
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Work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey was accused of an “embarrassing” performance in front of MPs yesterday (Wednesday) after she was repeatedly forced to admit she could not remember key aspects of her government’s disability policies. Coffey (pictured) was appearing in […]

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