The first death was on New Year’s Eve 2011, a divorced woman in her early 50s who was found dead at her home in Scotland after taking her own life. She would later become known as Ms DE. She has never […]
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Election 2019: Tories ‘offer just five new disability policies’
The Conservative party appears to have announced just five new policy pledges – across its 62-page general election manifesto – that would specifically address the poverty, barriers and breaches of rights faced by disabled people. The party’s manifesto is silent on […]
Election 2019: Lib Dems copied disability policies from 2017 manifesto
The Liberal Democrats have been unable to explain why several of their general election policies on disability were copied word-for-word from their 2017 manifesto. Last week, Disability News Service (DNS) reported that the party had refused to explain why it had […]
Election 2019: Labour offers new rights and a UN convention pledge
Labour has guaranteed a string of new rights for disabled people if it wins power at next month’s general election, and it has reaffirmed the promise it made two years ago to incorporate the UN disability convention into UK law. The […]
Election 2019: Labour pledges to ‘make independent living a reality’
Labour has pledged to make independent living a reality through a string of measures, including billions of pounds of extra funding for care and support packages, although it has stopped short of offering a free, England-wide, independent living service. The party […]
Election 2019: Labour wins praise for ‘driver-only operation’ train ban
Labour has been praised by accessible transport campaigners for pledging to ban the practice of running train services without an on-board member of staff who can assist disabled passengers. The party promises in its manifesto – as part of its policy […]
Election 2019: Brexit Party ignores disabled people in manifesto ‘contract’
The Brexit party has almost completely ignored disability issues in its election manifesto, with not a single mention of disabled people. The party’s general election offer to voters, which it insists is a “contract” rather than a manifesto, provides almost no […]