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Andy Burnham’s announcement of free personal care as part of a new National Care Service will only apply to those over 65, and not to working-age disabled people, No 10 has confirmed, sparking shock and concern among disabled people’s organisations. The […]
The Labour government is set to fail again in a key promise on co-production of disability policy, after revealing how it will only ask disabled people for their views on a key strategy after it has been drafted. In July 2025, […]
A disabled MP has announced that she will co-sponsor an assisted suicide bill as it returns to parliament, despite the strong objections of the disability movement to the proposed legislation. Dr Marie Tidball (pictured) was a prominent supporter of the terminally […]
Disabled MPs and activists have expressed grave concern at the decision of Labour backbencher Lauren Edwards to reintroduce the “divisive” and “deeply flawed and unsafe” assisted dying bill to parliament. Edwards came second in last month’s private members’ bill ballot, which […]
An autistic circus skills teacher took his own life after becoming increasingly distressed by the bureaucratic chaos caused by his “migration” to universal credit, which led to him facing a new £500 monthly charge for his social care package. David Panther […]
Disabled activists have come together to share ideas for how they can overcome the growing problem of “burnout” experienced by members of the disabled people’s movement who have spent years fighting oppression and hostility. Friday’s event was hosted by disabled activist-academic […]
New government research has proved disabled activists were right to warn that receiving employment advice on top of NHS talking therapy would push many people with mental distress further away from the jobs market. Mental health system survivors, anti-cuts activists and […]
Disabled anti-cuts activists have heavily criticised the TUC after it drew close links between personal independence payment (PIP) and employment in its response to a government review on the future of the disability benefit. In its submission to the Timms Review, […]
The government should halt its cuts and reforms to Access to Work and commission new research to show exactly how important the scheme is to the disabled people who rely on it to stay working, according to a new report. The […]
Disabled customers have called on Motability to pause a “discriminatory” scheme that monitors how they drive, until it is accurate and fit for purpose. They say the design of the Drive Smart scheme – which now applies to all under-30s and […]