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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 […]

Disabled passenger forced to wet himself on train, months after minister pledged action

By John Pring on 25th May 2017 Category: Transport

Disabled passenger forced to wet himself on train, months after minister pledged action
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A disabled campaigner was forced to wet himself on a train because the accessible toilet was out of order, just four months after a minister promised to ensure such incidents would never happen again. Wheelchair-user Chris Stapleton (pictured) boarded the Virgin Trains […]

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