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Queen’s speech: Activists’ message to Patel over new protest bill: ‘We fight on’

By John Pring on 12th May 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Queen’s speech: Activists’ message to Patel over new protest bill: ‘We fight on’
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Disabled activists have pledged that new government plans to criminalise many of those who take part in direct action protests will not stop them taking to the streets to fight oppression. Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC), which has embarrassed successive governments […]

Video van drives disabled voices right to the edge of Tory conference

By John Pring on 7th October 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Video van drives disabled voices right to the edge of Tory conference
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A video screen showing messages from disabled people to the UK government has been driven around the streets of central Manchester, as ministers were taking part in the annual Conservative party conference just a few hundred yards away. The video screen […]

Police force admits agreement to share information about protesters with DWP

By John Pring on 25th July 2019 Category: Human Rights

Police force admits agreement to share information about protesters with DWP
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Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has admitted that it has a written agreement to share information about disabled people and other activists who take part in protests with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Disabled activists have expressed alarm at the […]

Tory conference police force admits sharing information on protesters with DWP

By John Pring on 14th February 2019 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Tory conference police force admits sharing information on protesters with DWP
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Disabled activists have demanded an inquiry after a police force that has patrolled four Conservative party conferences since 2010 admitted sharing information about protesters with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has now become the second […]

Parents who home educate disabled children ‘scapegoated’ by commissioner

By John Pring on 14th February 2019 Category: Education

Parents who home educate disabled children ‘scapegoated’ by commissioner
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Families forced into home educating their disabled children because of the lack of support from mainstream schools are among parents who are being “scapegoated” by the children’s commissioner, according to a disabled mum and campaigner. Anne Longfield, the children’s commissioner for […]

Tributes paid to campaigner’s ‘steely determination, selflessness and dignity’

By John Pring on 21st January 2016 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Tributes paid to campaigner’s ‘steely determination, selflessness and dignity’
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Friends and fellow activists have paid tribute to the anti-euthanasia and disability rights campaigner Dr Kevin Fitzpatrick, whose life and death “epitomised the true meaning of dignity”. Fitzpatrick – who died on 15 January, leaving a wife, Fabienne, and three adopted […]

COMMENT: Shakespeare’s bill is ‘deadly discrimination’

By John Pring on 24th August 2015 Category: Activism and Campaigning

COMMENT: Shakespeare’s bill is ‘deadly discrimination’
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Dennis Queen (pictured, right), a leading member of the campaign group Not Dead Yet UK, says the support of disabled academic Dr Tom Shakespeare for the assisted dying bill ignores its dangerous flaws What Tom has said is very disappointing to […]

ELECTION 2015: Greens agree to debate their backing for assisted suicide

By John Pring on 2nd May 2015 Category: Human Rights

ELECTION 2015: Greens agree to debate their backing for assisted suicide
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The Green party has agreed to take part in a public debate with disabled activists on its pledge to legalise assisted suicide. The challenge to debate the issue came from a leading member of the anti-assisted suicide campaign group Not Dead […]

Activists claim Lib Dem’s suicide pledge is ‘deadly discrimination’

By John Pring on 30th January 2015 Category: Activism and Campaigning, Human Rights, News Archive

Activists claim Lib Dem’s suicide pledge is ‘deadly discrimination’
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The Liberal Democrats have been accused of “deadly discrimination”, after they failed to pledge that their new target of “zero suicides in the NHS” would also apply to terminally-ill people. Disabled activists campaigning against the legalisation of assisted suicide were initially […]

Questions for children’s hospital over death of Nancy Wise

By John Pring on 14th November 2014 Category: Human Rights, News Archive

Questions for children’s hospital over death of Nancy Wise
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A children’s hospital is facing urgent questions over why it appears to have failed to tell a coroner that its actions caused the death of a disabled 12-year-old girl it had been treating. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) had […]

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