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McDonnell pledges Labour will force government to debate UN ‘rights violations’ report

By John Pring on 17th November 2016 Category: Human Rights

McDonnell pledges Labour will force government to debate UN ‘rights violations’ report
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Labour’s shadow chancellor has promised that the government will be dragged before MPs to explain why it was found guilty of “grave or systematic violations” of disabled people’s human rights by the United Nations. John McDonnell told Disability News Service (DNS) […]

Debbie Jolly: a ‘force for good’ and a passionate social model advocate

By John Pring on 17th November 2016 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Debbie Jolly: a ‘force for good’ and a passionate social model advocate
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Activists have paid tribute to Debbie Jolly, a central figure in the disabled people’s anti-cuts movement, a passionate advocate of the social model, and a researcher-activist who “brilliantly” exploited links between research and activism, who died last week. One friend and […]

Government set to face legal action after Tory MPs back ‘cruel and nasty’ ESA cut

By John Pring on 25th February 2016 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Government set to face legal action after Tory MPs back ‘cruel and nasty’ ESA cut
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The government is likely to face legal action if it pushes ahead with plans to cut the out-of-work disability benefits of hundreds of thousands of claimants by £1, 500 a year, say disabled activists. The warning came as Conservative MPs overturned […]

Shadow minister set for disability equality road trip

By John Pring on 11th December 2015 Category: Politics

Shadow minister set for disability equality road trip
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A Labour shadow minister is to travel the country to ask disabled people for their help in designing a 21st-century social security system. Debbie Abrahams, the shadow minister for disabled people, launched her “disability equality roadshow” last week at a parliamentary […]

Exhibition proves disabled artists ‘still mine a rich seam of oppression’

By John Pring on 20th November 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Exhibition proves disabled artists ‘still mine a rich seam of oppression’
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A new disability arts exhibition is a “colourful reminder” of the battles disabled people have fought – and continue to fight – for their rights, say activists. The exhibition is being held to launch a new gallery space for contemporary art […]

Assisted suicide safeguards will not be water-tight, admits Shakespeare

By John Pring on 21st August 2015 Category: Human Rights

Assisted suicide safeguards will not be water-tight, admits Shakespeare
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One of the leading disabled supporters of legalising assisted suicide has encouraged opponents by appearing to admit that there are crucial flaws in the legislation that will be debated by MPs next month. Comments by Dr Tom Shakespeare (pictured) this week […]

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