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DWP failed to research why benefit spending rose before announcing ‘horrendous’ cuts

By John Pring on 28th September 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP failed to research why benefit spending rose before announcing ‘horrendous’ cuts
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted making no attempt to research why spending on out-of-work disability benefits has risen significantly in recent years, despite planning “horrendously dangerous” cuts after the next election. Earlier this month, work and pensions […]

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 […]

Urgent evidence needed to help UN ‘see behind government smoke and mirrors’

By John Pring on 20th July 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Urgent evidence needed to help UN ‘see behind government smoke and mirrors’
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Disabled people’s organisations are searching behind the government’s “smoke and mirrors” for evidence to show how disability rights have continued to regress since a UN committee’s ground-breaking report seven years ago. The UK government is set to be examined in public […]

History month launch hears disabled people ‘must keep fighting back’ on austerity

By John Pring on 24th November 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

History month launch hears disabled people ‘must keep fighting back’ on austerity
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Disabled people must “keep fighting back” and “politicise” so they can battle the impact of a decade of austerity, a series of leading disabled figures have urged. They spoke about the importance of working together to fight back against the impact […]

Universal credit: ‘Chaos, fear and preventable deaths’

By John Pring on 17th November 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Universal credit: ‘Chaos, fear and preventable deaths’
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Disabled activists who have spent years raising concerns about universal credit have warned of its cruelty and how the system “hounds” claimants into complying with strict rules. They spoke out this week as Disability News Service (DNS) reveals how a disabled […]

DWP dismisses 300 pages of evidence linking its actions with countless deaths

By John Pring on 7th July 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP dismisses 300 pages of evidence linking its actions with countless deaths
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has dismissed new research that for the first time brings together more than 30 years of evidence that links its systemic failings with the deaths of countless disabled claimants of benefits. The Deaths by […]

Disabled activists are prepared for prison after clampdown on right to protest

By John Pring on 22nd December 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled activists are prepared for prison after clampdown on right to protest
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Disabled activists have said they are prepared to break the law, and even go to prison, if the government succeeds in bringing in new legislation that will crack down on the right to protest. Dolly Sen and Ellen Clifford were speaking […]

Government’s ‘laughable’ and misleading UN update on ‘grave and systematic violations’

By John Pring on 16th December 2021 Category: Human Rights

Government’s ‘laughable’ and misleading UN update on ‘grave and systematic violations’
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The government has been accused of publishing a “laughable” and unevidenced report that was supposed to provide an update on its progress since being accused in 2016 of “grave and systematic” violations of the UN disability convention. The 10,500-word report by […]

‘Deeply dangerous’ WeThe15 campaign exposed by failure to criticise COP26

By John Pring on 25th November 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

‘Deeply dangerous’ WeThe15 campaign exposed by failure to criticise COP26
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The failure of international organisations at the heart of a major new disability rights campaign to criticise governments for side-lining disabled people in the Glasgow climate change agreement has exposed their efforts as “deeply dangerous”, say activists. International Disability Alliance (IDA) […]

Disabled people largely ignored in response to pandemic, says new book

By John Pring on 3rd June 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Disabled people largely ignored in response to pandemic, says new book
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Disabled people and others who have been most severely affected by COVID-19 have largely been ignored by those in power who drew up policies and plans to respond to the pandemic, according to a new book. The e-book, published by Policy […]

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