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Lewisham commission hopes to put disabled people at heart of decision-making

By John Pring on 11th December 2019 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Lewisham commission hopes to put disabled people at heart of decision-making
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A local authority has become the second in London to set up an independent, user-led commission to investigate the barriers faced by disabled residents. Lewisham Disabled People’s Commission (LDPC) will be led by disabled people and will examine organisational, attitudinal and […]

CPS concern over huge drop in police disability hate crime cases

By John Pring on 31st October 2019 Category: Crime

CPS concern over huge drop in police disability hate crime cases
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The Crown Prosecution Service has joined a leading disabled campaigner in raising concerns about a huge fall in the number of disability hate crime cases passed by police forces to prosecutors. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) annual hate crime report for […]

Labour conference: Ovation for Justice for Jodey mum

By John Pring on 26th September 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Labour conference: Ovation for Justice for Jodey mum
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The mother of a disabled woman who took her own life after unfairly having her benefits stopped received a standing ovation at a packed fringe event at Labour’s annual conference, after she pledged to continue her fight for justice. Joy Dove […]

Labour conference: Baked Beans demonstrate variety… and impact of austerity

By John Pring on 26th September 2019 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Labour conference: Baked Beans demonstrate variety… and impact of austerity
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People with learning difficulties have ensured that Labour party members have heard their voices on the impact of austerity on their lives. Many of those who spoke out at an event on the fringes of this week’s annual conference in Brighton […]

Would-be MP ‘motivated to oust Duncan Smith by late mother’s benefits ordeal’

By John Pring on 8th August 2019 Category: Politics

Would-be MP ‘motivated to oust Duncan Smith by late mother’s benefits ordeal’
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The politician aiming to oust Iain Duncan Smith at the next general election has described being motivated by the need to expose the “heartless” reforms he introduced as work and pensions secretary, and their impact on her late mother. Labour’s Dr […]

Record number of disabled people receive support from Access to Work

By John Pring on 8th August 2019 Category: Employment

Record number of disabled people receive support from Access to Work
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A record number of disabled people received employment-related support through the government’s Access to Work (AtW) scheme last year, new Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures have revealed. It is also the first time that spending on AtW has exceeded […]

Author backs Justice for Jodey and calls for urgent DWP deaths inquiry

By John Pring on 20th June 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Author backs Justice for Jodey and calls for urgent DWP deaths inquiry
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The disabled author of an acclaimed new investigation into the impact of austerity on disabled people has backed calls for an independent inquiry into links between the government’s policies and the deaths of benefit claimants. Frances Ryan (pictured) said there was […]

DWP civil servant praises UN poverty report ministers dismissed as ‘barely believable’

By John Pring on 13th June 2019 Category: Human Rights

DWP civil servant praises UN poverty report ministers dismissed as ‘barely believable’
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A senior Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) official has told MPs that a highly-critical UN report on poverty in the UK was “factually correct” and “made a lot of good points”, despite ministers repeatedly attacking its accuracy. Donna Ward, DWP’s […]

Tomlinson silent after ‘lying’ to MPs about benefits freeze

By John Pring on 28th March 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Tomlinson silent after ‘lying’ to MPs about benefits freeze
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A minister has failed to apologise after he was caught misleading an influential committee of MPs about the impact of his government’s cuts on disabled people. Justin Tomlinson, a former minister for disabled people, was being questioned by the Commons work […]

MPs hear of ‘despair’ of austerity’s victims in second WOW debate

By John Pring on 20th December 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

MPs hear of ‘despair’ of austerity’s victims in second WOW debate
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The experiences of disabled people whose lives have been devastated by austerity-related cuts were discussed in parliament last night as MPs took part in a long-awaited debate on the impact of eight years of cuts to disability support. The backbench debate […]

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