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England’s Euros run saw rise in ‘deeply offensive’ online comments

By John Pring on 18th July 2024 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

England’s Euros run saw rise in ‘deeply offensive’ online comments
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England’s Euro 2024 run to the final was accompanied by a “deeply concerning” rise in disablist social media posts, many of them aimed at England players and their manager, say campaigners. The disabled-led charity Level Playing Field (LPF), which represents disabled […]

MPs’ online abuse report: Concern over links between abuse and football fans

By John Pring on 24th January 2019 Category: Crime

MPs’ online abuse report: Concern over links between abuse and football fans
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MPs have raised serious concerns about links between football fans and the targeted online abuse of disabled people. The House of Commons petitions committee said in a report this week that it had become “increasingly concerned” about such links during its […]

Anger after equality campaign rewards Premier League club that fails access test

By John Pring on 15th May 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Anger after equality campaign rewards Premier League club that fails access test
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Disabled campaigners are furious that an organisation that fights discrimination in football has given a prestigious equality award to one of the world’s richest football clubs, Chelsea, despite its continuing refusal to provide enough seats for wheelchair-users. It is the second […]

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