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Government must reverse Tory policy on adapting to climate change, say disabled activists after court defeat

By John Pring on 31st October 2024 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Government must reverse Tory policy on adapting to climate change, say disabled activists after court defeat
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Disabled activists have called on Labour ministers to reverse the position of the last government on adapting to climate change, following a high court setback. The high court ruled on Friday that the last government’s climate adaptation plan was lawful. Doug […]

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: Supermarkets and government must act on ‘food crisis’, MPs hear

By John Pring on 21st May 2020 Category: Independent Living

Coronavirus: Supermarkets and government must act on ‘food crisis’, MPs hear
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The major supermarkets and the UK government must do more to solve the “food crisis” that is still affecting millions of disabled people months into the coronavirus crisis, MPs have heard from a national disabled people’s organisation. The environment, food and […]

Coronavirus: UK and Welsh governments fall short on food delivery details

By John Pring on 16th April 2020 Category: Politics

Coronavirus: UK and Welsh governments fall short on food delivery details
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The UK and Welsh governments have been able to give only the vaguest of promises on how they are tackling the risk that hundreds of thousands of disabled people could be left unable to secure food and other groceries during the […]

Anger over government’s plastic straw ban plan

By John Pring on 25th October 2018 Category: Independent Living

Anger over government’s plastic straw ban plan
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Disabled people have reacted angrily to government plans to introduce a ban on the sale or distribution of plastic straws, which could come into effect as early as next year. The ban, which would also outlaw drink stirrers and cotton buds, […]

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