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Election 2019: SNP manifesto manages just three mentions of disability

By John Pring on 5th December 2019 Category: Politics

Election 2019: SNP manifesto manages just three mentions of disability
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The SNP’s general election manifesto includes just three mentions of disability or disabled people, and only one of those is related to a policy it would push for in the next parliament. Many policies that have a specific impact on disabled […]

Disabled duo continue universal credit ‘injustice’ court fight

By John Pring on 5th December 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disabled duo continue universal credit ‘injustice’ court fight
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Two disabled men have been forced to return yet again to the Royal Courts of Justice this week to fight what they say is the injustice caused by the government’s universal credit benefit system. The men, known as TP and AR […]

Election 2019: New calls for legal right to independent living, but silence from parties

By John Pring on 14th November 2019 Category: Independent Living

Election 2019: New calls for legal right to independent living, but silence from parties
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Disabled people’s organisations have repeated their calls for political parties to promise to introduce a legal right to independent living if they win power at next month’s general election. The calls came after Labour yesterday (Wednesday) announced a real-terms increase of […]

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