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Labour manifesto drops key disability rights pledges

By John Pring on 20th June 2024 Category: Politics

Labour manifesto drops key disability rights pledges
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Labour has published an election manifesto that has been shorn of key promises the party made on disability rights last autumn. The manifesto also confirms the party’s continuing refusal to promise an end to ruinous care charges if it wins power. […]

Reform UK manifesto suggests huge cuts, threats to disability rights, and risks to safety of benefit claimants

By John Pring on 20th June 2024 Category: Politics

Reform UK manifesto suggests huge cuts, threats to disability rights, and risks to safety of benefit claimants
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The right-wing Reform UK party has published a manifesto that repeatedly threatens the rights of disabled people, suggests it will pose significant safeguarding risks to benefit claimants, and warns of massive spending cuts to benefits and public services. Although the manifesto […]

SNP mentions disabled people just twice in general election manifesto

By John Pring on 20th June 2024 Category: Politics

SNP mentions disabled people just twice in general election manifesto
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The SNP has said almost nothing in its manifesto about how it would fight for the rights of disabled people at Westminster if its candidates are elected as MPs next month, five years after its last general election manifesto faced similar […]

Plaid Cymru calls for implementation of UN disability convention into UK law

By John Pring on 20th June 2024 Category: Politics

Plaid Cymru calls for implementation of UN disability convention into UK law
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Although Plaid Cymru’s manifesto contains just seven explicit mentions of disability in 72 pages, some of those policies would provide significant new rights for disabled people. A key pledge in the manifesto is that Plaid Cymru would push to implement the […]

Disabled election candidates: The Green Party’s Mags Lewis

By John Pring on 20th June 2024 Category: Politics

Disabled election candidates: The Green Party’s Mags Lewis
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The current political system is not designed for disabled people’s inclusion, according to general election candidate Mags Lewis, which is why she is determined to stand and “be seen to stand” at this general election as a visibly disabled woman. Lewis […]

Conservative manifesto is empty of new policies aimed at improving lives of disabled voters

By John Pring on 13th June 2024 Category: Politics

Conservative manifesto is empty of new policies aimed at improving lives of disabled voters
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The Conservative party has published a general election manifesto without a single new policy aimed at improving the lives of disabled people. Analysis by Disability News Service of the manifesto shows that the few policies targeted at disabled voters are existing […]

Lib Dem manifesto targets care charges, and promises to implement UN disability convention

By John Pring on 13th June 2024 Category: Politics

Lib Dem manifesto targets care charges, and promises to implement UN disability convention
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The Liberal Democrats have devoted a significant part of their manifesto to reforming adult social care and supporting independent living, but they have also pledged to implement the UN disability convention into law if they win power at the election.   […]

Greens’ manifesto offers rise in disability benefits, free personal care and cash for inclusive education

By John Pring on 13th June 2024 Category: Politics

Greens’ manifesto offers rise in disability benefits, free personal care and cash for inclusive education
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The Green party has promised that its MPs will push for a five per cent increase in the level of disability benefits, free personal care for adults, and more money to support disabled children in mainstream schools. The party’s manifesto, published […]

Election 2019: SNP manifesto manages just three mentions of disability

By John Pring on 5th December 2019 Category: Politics

Election 2019: SNP manifesto manages just three mentions of disability
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The SNP’s general election manifesto includes just three mentions of disability or disabled people, and only one of those is related to a policy it would push for in the next parliament. Many policies that have a specific impact on disabled […]

ROFA’s draft manifesto calls for end to austerity and a right to independent living

By John Pring on 24th October 2019 Category: Activism and Campaigning

ROFA’s draft manifesto calls for end to austerity and a right to independent living
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Political parties are set to be told to promise an end to austerity, a legal right to independent living and an immediate end to universal credit, if they want disabled people’s support at the next general election. The Reclaiming Our Futures […]

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