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Disabled councillor describes how PIP and access failings stalled her political career

By John Pring on 16th June 2022 Category: Politics

Disabled councillor describes how PIP and access failings stalled her political career
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A disabled councillor has described how the lack of support from the disability benefits system and the removal of the right to contribute to meetings remotely have stalled her political career. Blossom Gottlieb was elected as a Green councillor to East […]

Parliament ‘must act on incredibly discriminatory’ MP job-share laws

By John Pring on 7th September 2017 Category: Politics

Parliament ‘must act on incredibly discriminatory’ MP job-share laws
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Laws that prevent job-sharing MPs are discriminating against disabled people who can only work part-time because of their impairments, a parliamentary meeting has heard. The meeting marked the publication of Open House?, a pamphlet by the Fawcett Society, which makes the […]

ELECTION 2015: Two disabled activists barred from job-sharing MP bids

By John Pring on 17th April 2015 Category: Activism and Campaigning, Politics

ELECTION 2015: Two disabled activists barred from job-sharing MP bids
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Disabled activists have been barred from standing as job-share candidates in at least two constituencies in next month’s general election. At least three serious attempts – two involving disabled people – have been made to persuade officials that two or more […]

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