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Osborne shares ‘discriminatory’ cartoon ‘that breaches his own code of conduct’

By John Pring on 13th July 2017 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Osborne shares ‘discriminatory’ cartoon ‘that breaches his own code of conduct’
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London’s evening paper, and its editor, former Tory chancellor George Osborne, have been accused of showing a “deep disrespect” for disabled people after publishing a “disgusting” cartoon that compared being a wheelchair-user with being powerless and incompetent. The London Evening Standard […]

PIP investigation: ‘Horrific’ suicide question sparks fresh assessment inquiry calls

By John Pring on 2nd March 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

PIP investigation: ‘Horrific’ suicide question sparks fresh assessment inquiry calls
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There are fresh calls for an inquiry into the way the government assesses eligibility for a key disability benefit, after claimants with mental health conditions described how they had been asked in assessments why they had not taken their own lives. […]

Cuts mean government ‘is complicit in high levels of domestic violence’

By John Pring on 2nd February 2017 Category: Crime

Cuts mean government ‘is complicit in high levels of domestic violence’
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The UK government is complicit in the disproportionately high levels of domestic violence experienced by disabled people, because of its welfare cuts and the failure to invest in support services, young campaigners have told MEPs. Four disabled co-founders of the user-led […]

Anger over ‘welfare reform’ CBEs for DWP directors

By John Pring on 5th January 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

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The decision to honour 10 Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) civil servants in the new year honours list has been greeted with anger and disbelief by disabled campaigners. The awards were made at the end of a year in which […]

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