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Your right to peaceful protest is under attack, disabled activists are warned

By John Pring on 31st January 2019 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Your right to peaceful protest is under attack, disabled activists are warned
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Disabled activists have been warned that their right to peaceful protest is under attack, as police forces across the country appear to be attempting to restrict the rights of certain groups of protesters. The warning comes as concerns mount over the […]

Police force admits passing footage of disabled protesters to DWP

By John Pring on 20th December 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Police force admits passing footage of disabled protesters to DWP
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A police force has admitted passing video footage and other information about disabled anti-fracking protesters to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Disability News Service (DNS) reported last week that forces including Lancashire police had been accused of repeatedly targeting […]

Labour and Greens call for inquiry into claims of police abuse of disabled protesters

By John Pring on 20th December 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Labour and Greens call for inquiry into claims of police abuse of disabled protesters
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Two senior political figures have called for an inquiry into claims that police have targeted and assaulted disabled people taking part in peaceful anti-fracking protests. Both the co-leader of the Green party, Jonathan Bartley, and Labour’s shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, have […]

Four opposition parties demand DWP answers over WCA deaths ‘cover-up’

By John Pring on 19th July 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Four opposition parties demand DWP answers over WCA deaths ‘cover-up’
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Two opposition parties are writing urgent letters to work and pensions secretary Esther McVey – while a third is demanding an investigation – about a possible cover-up over documents linking the “fitness for work” test with the deaths of benefit claimants. […]

Election 2017: Greens call for infrastructure focus on access barriers

By John Pring on 1st June 2017 Category: Politics

Election 2017: Greens call for infrastructure focus on access barriers
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The Green party has called for investment in national infrastructure to be focused on addressing the access barriers faced by millions of disabled people. The party’s disability manifesto, which was launched this week, and expands on ideas laid out in its […]

Election 2017: Greens call for inclusive education, and accessible homes and transport

By John Pring on 25th May 2017 Category: Politics

Election 2017: Greens call for inclusive education, and accessible homes and transport
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The Green party has called in its general election manifesto for moves towards an inclusive education system, as well as pledging universal free social care, significantly more accessible homes and a fully accessible transport system. The manifesto proposes moves towards a […]

Election 2017: Elected office access fund closure was ‘undemocratic tragedy’

By John Pring on 25th May 2017 Category: Politics

Election 2017: Elected office access fund closure was ‘undemocratic tragedy’
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Disabled politicians seeking to become MPs say the government’s decision to stop providing funding to help with their extra campaigning costs has made it harder for them to be successful in next month’s general election. They have told Disability News Service […]

Green Party calls on government to launch benefit deaths inquiry

By John Pring on 9th February 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Green Party calls on government to launch benefit deaths inquiry
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The Green Party has written to work and pensions secretary Damian Green to demand an independent inquiry into benefit claimants whose deaths have been linked to the failings of his department. The letter has been signed by the Green Party’s co-leader, […]

Mother of ‘fit for work’ victim calls for ministers to face criminal charges

By John Pring on 9th February 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Mother of ‘fit for work’ victim calls for ministers to face criminal charges
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The mother of a disabled man who starved to death after he was found “fit for work” and lost his out-of-work disability benefits has called for ministers to face criminal charges. Jill Gant says work and pensions ministers should be tried […]

Opposition parties call for inquiry into ministers’ WCA deaths ‘cover-up’

By John Pring on 5th January 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Opposition parties call for inquiry into ministers’ WCA deaths ‘cover-up’
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Three opposition parties have called for an independent inquiry into claims that ministers failed to show secret reports into the deaths of benefit claimants to the independent expert they commissioned to review their “fitness for work” test. The apparent cover-up was […]

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