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Campaign calls for supermarkets to scrap delivery charges

By John Pring on 15th April 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Campaign calls for supermarkets to scrap delivery charges
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Disabled campaigners are calling on supermarkets to scrap their delivery charges, to help disabled people and others who have seen food costs rise sharply during the pandemic. They are asking the chief executives of the seven supermarkets that have provided priority […]

Minister praises retailers facing discrimination class action from disabled shoppers

By John Pring on 4th September 2020 Category: Independent Living

Minister praises retailers facing discrimination class action from disabled shoppers
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A minister has praised supermarkets for the actions they took to support disabled shoppers during the pandemic, despite them facing a mass legal action for disability discrimination. Victoria Prentis, junior minister at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, repeatedly […]

Coronavirus: Industry brushes off EHRC concerns over discrimination by supermarkets

By John Pring on 14th May 2020 Category: Independent Living

Coronavirus: Industry brushes off EHRC concerns over discrimination by supermarkets
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Retailers have brushed off a call from the equality watchdog for supermarkets to ensure that disabled people can shop for food and other essentials during the pandemic crisis. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said a mass legal action being […]

Coronavirus: Government could face legal action over food delivery fears

By John Pring on 2nd April 2020 Category: Independent Living

Coronavirus: Government could face legal action over food delivery fears
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The government could face legal action if it does not reconsider its strategy on how to ensure the delivery of vital groceries and food to disabled people, it has been warned by a leading disabled people’s organisation. Disability Rights UK (DR […]

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