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Two members quit government’s ‘tokenistic’ network because Disability Unit is ignoring disabled people

By John Pring on 19th June 2025 Category: Politics

Two members quit government’s ‘tokenistic’ network because Disability Unit is ignoring disabled people
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Two disabled leaders have quit the “stakeholder network” set up to ensure that the voices of disabled people are at the heart of the government’s work, after months – and even years – of “inertia” and a failure to respond to […]

Government fails to publish guidance to support disabled candidates in time for election

By John Pring on 6th June 2024 Category: Politics

Government fails to publish guidance to support disabled candidates in time for election
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The Conservative government has failed to publish guidance that would have helped political parties support disabled people standing at next month’s general election. The government’s much-criticised Disability Action Plan, published in February, pledged three actions that would “support both the recruitment […]

MPs undermine key government claim, days after it defended its record at the UN

By John Pring on 21st March 2024 Category: Politics

MPs undermine key government claim, days after it defended its record at the UN
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The government tried this week to persuade the UN that it has made “progress” since being found guilty of “grave and systematic violations” of the disability rights convention, just as MPs prepared to undermine one of its key claims. A delegation […]

Government rejects call to work with disabled people to draft new 10-year disability strategy

By John Pring on 7th March 2024 Category: Politics

Government rejects call to work with disabled people to draft new 10-year disability strategy
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The government has accepted just two of the recommendations made by a committee of MPs who delivered a powerful attack on the government’s discredited National Disability Strategy. The Commons women and equalities committee said in December that the strategy was merely […]

DPOs’ verdict on Disability Action Plan: weak, grudging and just a list of empty promises

By John Pring on 8th February 2024 Category: Politics

DPOs’ verdict on Disability Action Plan: weak, grudging and just a list of empty promises
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Disabled people’s organisations have dismissed the government’s new Disability Action Plan as a series of “empty promises” that fail to address the “dire situation” disabled people are facing. The plan, and its 32 “practical actions”, was launched by disability minister Mims […]

MPs say government’s disability strategy is ‘a strategy in name only’

By John Pring on 7th December 2023 Category: Politics

MPs say government’s disability strategy is ‘a strategy in name only’
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Cross-party MPs have delivered a powerful attack on the government’s discredited National Disability Strategy (NDS), describing it as “a disability strategy in name only”. A report published yesterday (Wednesday) by the Commons women and equalities committee said the strategy was merely […]

Anger over ‘clueless’ government’s ‘completely misguided’ awareness campaign

By John Pring on 28th September 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Anger over ‘clueless’ government’s ‘completely misguided’ awareness campaign
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Disabled campaigners have asked why the government is spending money on a “potentially damaging” and “completely misguided” awareness-raising campaign that aims to stop non-disabled people making “assumptions” about people’s impairments. One of the disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) that were backing the […]

Government side-stepping UN examination ‘shows contempt for disabled people’

By John Pring on 17th August 2023 Category: Human Rights

Government side-stepping UN examination ‘shows contempt for disabled people’
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The UK government has been accused of showing contempt for disabled people after it refused to give evidence on its progress since being found guilty of “grave and systematic” violations of the UN’s disability convention seven years ago. The government has told […]

EHRC report for UN on government’s rights violations ‘not fit for purpose’

By John Pring on 17th August 2023 Category: Human Rights

EHRC report for UN on government’s rights violations ‘not fit for purpose’
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The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is facing fresh accusations that it is failing to hold the UK government to account on disability rights, after a high-profile submission to a UN body was branded “not fit for purpose”. The commission […]

‘Abysmal’ first year figures show government’s BSL Act ‘betrayal’

By John Pring on 3rd August 2023 Category: Politics

‘Abysmal’ first year figures show government’s BSL Act ‘betrayal’
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More than half of government departments have ignored new legislation that was supposed to boost the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in their communications, a new report has revealed. The report shows how often each department offered a British Sign […]

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